Halladay falls to heat as Cubs trounce Phillies 6-1
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July 20, 2011, Wednesday
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SWELTERING heat and stifling humidity forced Philadelphia pitcher Roy Halladay to leave Monday's game against Chicago in the fifth inning as the Phillies lost 1-6 to the Cubs.
Halladay suffered as the temperature topped 90 degrees, and after signaling to the bench he exited in the fifth for his shortest start since 2009.
"He got a little dizzy," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel told reporters of his ace pitcher, who is expected to be ready for his next start. "We were a little concerned about dehydration. You could tell he was hurting."
Chicago's Aramis Ramirez wasted no time in putting the heat on Halladay with a solo home run in the first inning, and Chicago scored two more runs against Philadelphia's double Cy Young winner.
It was Halladay's (11-4) first defeat since May 15 and snapped a streak of 10 consecutive starts without a loss.
The Cubs (39-58) scored two runs in the third to move ahead 3-0, and added two more in the sixth and one in the seventh where Carlos Pena homered to cap a 3-for-3 day with two RBIs.
Chicago starter Rodrigo Lopez surrendered a solo home run to Jimmy Rollins in the fourth for the only blemish of his 6 2/3 innings pitched in the win.
Lopez said he also felt the heat against Philadelphia (59-36).
"(I drank) a lot of Gatorade," Lopez said. "I came in (to the locker room) to get fresh air."
In Pittsburgh, Charlie Morton pitched five innings to help Pittsburgh move into first place in the NL Central with a 2-0 win over the Reds.
Shutting down
Pittsburgh kicked off an important two-week stretch by shutting down the Reds after Morton (8-5) extricated himself from a bases-loaded jam in the first inning following a lengthy rain delay to win for the first time since June 15.
In Phoenix, Arizona's Josh Collmenter pitched eight innings of three-hit ball for his first win in six weeks as the Diamondbacks topped the Brewers 3-0.
Elsewhere, it was: Nationals 5, Astros 2; Marlins 4, Mets 1; Braves 7, Rockies 4; and Giants 5, Dodgers 0.
In the American League, Dustin Pedroia doubled in two runs to spark an eight-run eighth inning and Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Josh Reddick hit home runs as Boston routed Baltimore 15-10. Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis and Darnell McDonald had three RBIs apiece for the Red Sox, who have won 13 of 15. The run includes a 16-inning, 1-0 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday.
Also, it was: Yankees 5, Rays 4; Indians 5, Twins 2, 1st game; Indians 6, Twins 3, 2nd game; and White Sox 5, Royals 2.
Halladay suffered as the temperature topped 90 degrees, and after signaling to the bench he exited in the fifth for his shortest start since 2009.
"He got a little dizzy," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel told reporters of his ace pitcher, who is expected to be ready for his next start. "We were a little concerned about dehydration. You could tell he was hurting."
Chicago's Aramis Ramirez wasted no time in putting the heat on Halladay with a solo home run in the first inning, and Chicago scored two more runs against Philadelphia's double Cy Young winner.
It was Halladay's (11-4) first defeat since May 15 and snapped a streak of 10 consecutive starts without a loss.
The Cubs (39-58) scored two runs in the third to move ahead 3-0, and added two more in the sixth and one in the seventh where Carlos Pena homered to cap a 3-for-3 day with two RBIs.
Chicago starter Rodrigo Lopez surrendered a solo home run to Jimmy Rollins in the fourth for the only blemish of his 6 2/3 innings pitched in the win.
Lopez said he also felt the heat against Philadelphia (59-36).
"(I drank) a lot of Gatorade," Lopez said. "I came in (to the locker room) to get fresh air."
In Pittsburgh, Charlie Morton pitched five innings to help Pittsburgh move into first place in the NL Central with a 2-0 win over the Reds.
Shutting down
Pittsburgh kicked off an important two-week stretch by shutting down the Reds after Morton (8-5) extricated himself from a bases-loaded jam in the first inning following a lengthy rain delay to win for the first time since June 15.
In Phoenix, Arizona's Josh Collmenter pitched eight innings of three-hit ball for his first win in six weeks as the Diamondbacks topped the Brewers 3-0.
Elsewhere, it was: Nationals 5, Astros 2; Marlins 4, Mets 1; Braves 7, Rockies 4; and Giants 5, Dodgers 0.
In the American League, Dustin Pedroia doubled in two runs to spark an eight-run eighth inning and Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Josh Reddick hit home runs as Boston routed Baltimore 15-10. Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis and Darnell McDonald had three RBIs apiece for the Red Sox, who have won 13 of 15. The run includes a 16-inning, 1-0 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday.
Also, it was: Yankees 5, Rays 4; Indians 5, Twins 2, 1st game; Indians 6, Twins 3, 2nd game; and White Sox 5, Royals 2.
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