BY SCOTT LAUBERSo, old-man Jamie Moyer wiggled out of a two-on, none-out jam in the sixth inning by getting Elijah Dukes and Aaron Boone to fly to center field and striking out Wil Nieves. And, in the bottom of the sixth, Moyer was lifted for pinch-hitter Matt Stairs.
Moyer's final line: 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Not bad.
Chad Durbin on to pitch the seventh. If the Phillies hold on, Moyer will become the second pitcher ever to win 16 games at age 45, joining Phil Niekro (16-8 for the Yankees in 1984). It's also believed that Moyer will be the oldest pitcher to win a clinching game during the regular season. Of course, he did so almost a year ago, when he was only 44.
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