Times wires
Friday, June 10, 2011
PHILADELPHIA — Roy Halladay tossed seven masterful innings to become the majors' first nine-game winner and Placido Polanco hit a grand slam as the Phillies beat the Cubs 7-5 on Friday.
Halladay earned his first win against the Cubs, leaving the Phillies and Giants as the only teams he hasn't beaten.
In his first start since criticizing his team and second-guessing closer Carlos Marmol, Carlos Zambrano got rocked. Zambrano apologized a day after Sunday's rant, saying his comments were made out of frustration. The only person he was frustrated with this time was himself.
He angrily snatched the throw back to the mound with his bare hand, walked several feet behind the mound and stared into space after a home run by former Pasco High star Domonic Brown.
After Polanco's slam, Zambrano casually caught the new ball with his glove and calmly waited as manager Mike Quade came out to pull him.