The Indians went 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position and stranded eight runners. Then Kerry Wood dropped the hammer on himself and his teammates in a dreadful ninth inning.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- It was a big night for Shin-Soo Choo and a bad one for Kerry Wood.
Choo hit two homers and drove in four runs, but Kerry Wood gave up a two-run walkoff homer to Jimmy Rollins with one out in the ninth as the Phillies rallied past the Indians, 7-6, at Citizens Bank Park.
"A disappointing loss ... pretty deflating," said manager Manny Acta. "We didn't execute the way we wanted ... especially offensively. But we still got to the ninth inning with the lead and we blew it."
Choo hit a two-run homer off Kyle Kendrick in the first inning for a 2-0 lead. He did it again in the fifth for a 5-4 lead. It was Choo's ninth and 10th homers of the season.
Brian Schneider's leadoff homer off Frank Herrmann pulled the Phillies into a 5-5 tie in the seventh. The score stayed that way until the ninth when the Indians took a 6-5 lead when Trevor Crowe scored from third on Rollins' throwing error from shortstop.
Anderson Hernandez opened the inning with a bunt single that knocked Chad Durbin out of the game with a strained right hamstring. J.C. Romero (1-0) relieved and Crowe blooped a single to right to push Hernandez to third. It was Crowe's third hit of the game.
Choo, with a chance to put the Phillies away, sent a bouncer back to the mound as Hernandez was tagged out in a rundown, but managed to get Crowe to third and Choo to second.
Carlos Santana, with the infield pulled in, sent a hard shot to Rollins. He gloved it, but made an off-balance throw home as Crowe scored. Rollins just came off the disabled list on Tuesday for this series.
Romero, with runners at second and third, intentionally walked Austin Kearns to load the bases. Russell Branyan, however, ended the inning by lining into a double play at second.
When asked if he felt his club should have scored more than one run in the ninth, Acta said, "What do you think? We had the bases loaded and one of our biggest RBI guys up. We couldn't get it done.
"Earlier in the game we left a guy on third. All those things add up. That's why we wind up beating ourselves."
Wood (1-3) walked Schneider, the No.8 hitter, to start the ninth. He retired pinch-hitter Ben Francisco on a grounder to short, but Rollins hammered a 1-1 pitch over the right field wall to redeem himself.
"It was the ideal situation," said Acta. "The bottom of the order was coming up, but we blew it.
"What set everything up was the leadoff walk. Walking the eighth hitter, no disrespect or anything ... you need to go after guys. Unfortunately, he couldn't throw a strike to Schneider and that set everything up."
If the Phillies were interested in Wood before this, they may have second thoughts. Wood is 5-for-8 in save situations.
The Indians had trouble stopping the Phillies all night. After taking a 2-0 lead in the first on Crowe's double and Choo's homer, the Phillies tied it, 2-2, on Jayson Werth's leadoff homer in the second. Santana gave the Tribe a 3-2 lead in the third with a sacrifice fly. The Phillies took a 4-3 lead in the fourth on Raul Ibanez's double past first.
Jake Westbrook started and allowed seven hits in five innings in his first career start against the Phillies. He left with a 5-4 lead thanks to Choo's second homer.
"Jake was shaky," said Acta. "They have such a good lineup. He survived the five innings, but this being the National League we had to try to add on."
Travis Hafner pinch-hit for Westbrook with a one out and a runner on third in the fifth. Hafner grounded out.
Relievers Tony Sipp, Herrmann, Rafael Perez, Joe Smith and Chris Perez held the Phillies to one run over three innings.
Kendrick allowed five runs, four earned, in four innings. He allowed six hits and two walks with one strikeout.
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel praised Rollins.
"He hadn't had a hit in the first two games since he's been back," said Manuel, "but then he gets into a big situation and pops one out. ... I'll tell you the guy I really liked ... it's Choo."
Said Acta, "This ballpark is perfect for him, especially a guy like him who hits the ball to all fields. It suits him perfect. But we lost the game. I wish his effort would have been for a winning cause."