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Triple-A Phils Win Tight One for Fourth Straight

Published on March 22, 2013 under International League (IL1)
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Jonathan Pettibone made his spring Triple-A debut and Josh Fields tallied three hits as the Triple-A Phillies defeated the Yankees 4-3 in 10 innings Thursday in Tampa for their fourth straight victory.

Pettibone tossed five shutout innings in the start, surrendering four hits and striking out four. Justin De Fratus pitched the sixth and seventh, allowing three runs, all earned, to score on two hits and two walks. Kyle Simon and Austin Hyatt each threw a scoreless frame, allowing just one hit between the two.

The offense was led by Fields as the infielder went 3-for-3 with a solo home run, walk and two runs scored. OF Tyson Gillies and DH Edgar Duran each contributed two hits in the 10-hit attack. Duran drove in two runs, while INF Troy Hanzawa tacked on the team's fourth RBI and also swiped a pair of bases for the Phils, who improved to 5-1-1 on the spring.

Fields, signed by the Phillies as a free agent last November, spent parts of five seasons in the Major Leagues from 2006-2010 with the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals, compiling a career line of .234-34-107 in 217 games. Originally a first round pick (18th overall) of the White Sox in 2004, he played at Triple-A Albuquerque in 2012, hitting .322-13-71 in 133 games after splitting 2011 between Triple-A Colorado Springs and the Yomiuri Giants in Japan. In addition to his baseball career at Oklahoma State University, Fields played three seasons as the university's quarterback, throwing for over 6,000 yards and 55 touchdowns against just 25 interceptions.

The team is back in action Friday afternoon when they take on the Blue Jays in Dunedin, with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.

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