TORONTO -- The challenges facing two injury-ravaged teams just got even greater Friday night as both the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies saw players go down with injuries. The Jays lost their third starting pitcher in five days after Drew Hutchison could only last nine pitches in the first inning before calling for a trainer after throwing an awkward-looking slider to Phillies' Hunter Pence in the first inning. The Blue Jays needed the help of five relief pitchers in order to pick up a 3-0 win over the Phillies. The Phillies, already without Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Roy Halladay, lost catcher Carlos Ruiz to an oblique strain in the seventh inning. Ruiz had been Philadelphia's most consistent hitter as he started the day hitting .361. "That's a big one," said Phillies manager Charlie Manuel. "I mean he's our .360 hitter and he's the guy that's been hot. He's the guy that's been consistent. But at the same time he...
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PLAYERS:
Drew Hutchison,
Hunter Pence,
Chase Utley,
Ryan Howard,
Roy Halladay,
Carlos Ruiz,
Charlie Manuel,
Aaron Laffey,
Carlos Villanueva,
Jason Frasor,
Darren Oliver,
Casey Janssen,
Brandon Morrow,
Kyle Drabek,
John Farrell,
Vance Worley,
Rajai Davis,
Brett Lawrie,
Jose Bautista,
Mike Fontenot,
Edwin Encarnacion,
Yuniel Escobar,
Brett Cecil,
Cliff Lee,
Ricky Romero
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
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