Fun Night for “Two Old Goats”

Phillies beat Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-1

Jamie Moyer had a quality start out of the bullpen.

Moyer pitched six scoreless innings in relief of Pedro Martinez, who took his spot in the starting rotation, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 Tuesday night.

The three-time Cy Young Award winner allowed one run in three innings in his second start since returning to the majors. Martinez struck out three and retired the last eight batters he faced, but left after a 66-minute rain delay. "It was a fun night," Martinez said. "You never know what you're going to get when you put two old goats out there. I enjoyed it."

Pitching in a steady rain, Moyer gave up two singles and struck out five in his first relief appearance in five years. He also chipped in with two hits. The 46-year-old left-hander was upset last week when he was demoted to the bullpen to make room for Martinez.

"I went out and did what I set forth to do, got them to put the ball in play and relied on my defense," Moyer said.

Jayson Werth hit his career-best 25th homer and Carlos Ruiz also connected, helping the NL East-leading Phillies win for the sixth time in seven games.

A crowd of 45,186 gave the defending World Series champion Phillies a team-record 51 sellouts in only 59 home games. Many came out to cheer Martinez, who used to hear the typical boos when he pitched for the New York Mets.

Martinez got a nice ovation when he walked in from the bullpen. Some fans even gave him polite applause after he failed to get a bunt down in the second.

"They were saying, 'Go get 'em Pedro,'" Martinez said. "It was nice."

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