The Philadelphia Phillies did not have a baserunner against Cincinnati Reds rookie Travis Wood heading into the ninth inning.
Good thing Roy Halladay was on the mound for the Fightins.
Carlos Ruiz broke up the no hitter with a double to lead off the ninth and Jimmy Rollins won it with a single in the bottom of the 11th as the Phillies beat the Reds in extra innings for the third straight night, 1-0.
While Halladay did not match Wood in the hit category, he was equal in not allowing a run while pitching nine strong innings.
Ruiz led off the 11th with his second hit of the game and scored on Rollins' hit to right field.
The Phils won on Friday night on a walk-off homer by Brian Schnieder and completed a stunning 9-7 comeback victory on a Ryan Howard home run after being down 7-1 going into the ninth last night.
Cincinnati had a chance to win it in the 10th as they loaded the bases against Brad Lidge, but the Phillies closer got out of the jam. Jose Contreras pitched a perfect 11th for the win.
Halladay threw nine scoreless innings, allowin only five hits and one walk while striking out nine.
Wood, in his third major league start, was untouchable until Ruiz' double in the ninth.
The Phillies have woken up in the last three nights and have that "swagger" that took them to the World Series the past two years.
Heading into the All-Star break, the Phils will look for the four-game sweep tomorrow.
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