Game Recap: Phillies 10 Braves 2

Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Ruiz, right, high-fives teammates from left, John Mayberry Jr., Raul Ibanez, hidden, and Wilson Valdez, hidden, after hitting a grand slam in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, April 9, 2011 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman

The Phillies crushed Atlanta 10-2 Saturday afternoon as Roy Oswalt earned his first career regular season win against the Braves.



Oswalt pitched six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits. He walked two and struck out two while he lowered his ERA to 2.25.

David Herndon, JC Romero, and Danys Baez were nearly flawless in three innings of relief, as only Baez allowed a hit and struck out one in the ninth.

But the real news isn’t the pitching – Carlos Ruiz (grand slam, RBI double) and Brian Schneider (two-run home run) combined for seven of the Phillies’ ten runs.

Not to be outshone, Shane Victorino also went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base.

Some other fun facts:

• The Phillies had their first hit following a Ryan Howard intentional walk since September 14, 2008.
• The Phillies lead the majors with nine pinch hits. They were last in the league in 2010.
• John Mayberry, Jr. leads the majors with four pinch hits.
• Carlos Ruiz hit the first Phillies pinch-hit grand slam since September 10, 2009 (Matt Stairs, Nationals). It was his first pinch-hit home run and career grand slam. His five-RBI game was a career high as well.

Cole Hamels takes the mound tomorrow against Derek Lowe and the Braves at 1:35 PM ET from Turner Field. Pin It Now!