6 - 24 - 10 at Philadelphia L, 12 - 3 26 - 45
Since being called up from the minor leagues on June 11, Carlos Santana has done no wrong. He has produced offensively like an All - Star, and he has been flawless defensively. That is until the series finale at Citizen's Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Tribe's phenom made a costly error that opened the door for what turned out to be a Phillies' romp.
The Phils piled on five runs in the 2nd inning, aided significantly by that Santana miscue. The bases were loaded with nobody out when Dane Sardinha hit a chopper to third base. Andy Marte fielded it and he decided to get the force at the plate. His throw was good, but Santana dropped the ball, and it went all the way to the backstop, allowing two runs to score. The rout was on.
Jason Donald made things a little more competitive in the 5th by hitting a two - run homer to left field. What made the long ball even sweeter for Donald was that it came against the organization that had drafted him, developed him, and then traded him away.
The Phillies were just too much on this day, however, as they came roaring back with two in the bottom of the 5th, and five more in the 6th. Sardinha's first major league homer, a solo shot in the 6th, was the highlight of the uprising.
Joe Blanton handcuffed the Indians over 7 2/3 frames to earn the win, while Fausto Carmona got rocked for seven tallies in just four innings.
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