Game 112 Phils @ Giants

Jonathan Sanchez pitches for the Giants. His first game coming off the DL.
Phils get a runner with one out but Victorino hits into a DP.
Howard is sitting this one out. Maybe Rollns shold have since he was 1-16 now 17 against Sanchez.

Giants get a one out walk and then a hit from Beltran. A sac fly gets them a run.
1-2-3 go the Phils in the second. Giants get a lead off hit in the second.

Worley is behind the hitters so far and looks like he isn't on his game.
Vance gets the Phils first hit two outs in the third, then Rollins strikes out, 1-18 against Sanchez.

Mayberry broke itopen with a two run homer to get it to 4-1 and four runs in the fourth, then another run in the fifth.

Then the fireworks start in the sixh inning.
After the Phils tack on three more runs, Victorino gets pegged right on the belt in the middle of his back. He starts to walk towards the mound but stops.
Then Whiteside their catcher is jumping and down and is clearly attempting to escalate the trouble and then tackles Polanco which does make matters worse and a big fight starts as everyone comes onto the field off the benches.

Not much happened but pushing and shoving but Whiteside clearly instigated the mele' with his aggressive attitude when it all started.
The umps noticed itmtoo and threw him out of the game along with Victorino and the Giants pitcher.

This is all from the last two years or at least last year when Utley was hit several times including the deciding playoff game last when the Giants knocked out the Phils from the playoffs.

Sanchez hit Utley in that game and the ball bounced back to Chase who grabbed it and tossed it back at Sanchez. There was some back and forth but nothing came of it. It did give the momentum back to the Giants as the Phils had Sanchez' number but the bullpen shut down the Phils.

After all that the Phils are up 8-2 after their half of the sixth.

Pence added a solo shot in the seventh and the closed out the scoring.

Big win for the Phils. They take the first two games in this four game series and run the win streak to a season high 8 games and 33 games over .500
They probably aren't going to break the record for most wins, 116 by Seattle in 2001. I can't even imagine how they did that. The Phils need to go 43-7 just to tie it.

Win 9-2
Streak 8 wins
After Pence 7-0
Last ten 8-2
Record 73-39