May 2009 Philadelphia Phillies season

jayson werth tied franchise record 4 stolen bases, including home plate, on may 12.

the phillies opened may against division-rival new york mets, losing opening game of month, 7–4. back-to-back walks in tenth inning of saturday afternoon game gave phillies first win of season on mets. after rainout, phillies opened first series in st. louis cardinals. won first game of series on howard s second grand slam in many weeks after pitchers duel between starters kyle lohse , joe blanton , completed two-game series sweep 10–7 victory on may 5, capped jayson werth three-run home run , 4-for-5 performance victorino. phillies brief stop in new york marred two-game series sweep; phillies hitters shut down mets starters johan santana , mike pelfrey, , closer francisco rodríguez recorded saves in both games of series. following series barely better, phillies dropped 2 games braves.

on may 12, werth stole 4 bases, including home plate, tying phillies record , leading 5–3 win on los angeles dodgers; however, series result same previous one, phillies dropped 2 games in set los angeles.

carrying .500 winning percentage south philadelphia washington, team visited white house , congratulated president barack obama championship previous season. visit had been postponed april 14 due kalas death. after meeting president, phillies opened series second consecutive extra-inning game, defeating nationals in 12 innings. because pitcher j. a. happ had enter friday night s game in relief, phillies called right-handed starting pitcher andrew carpenter reading start second game of saturday s doubleheader (a make-up of postponement april 15). carpenter earned first major league win in rain-shortened second game after myers earned win in afternoon game. though sunday s starter park pitched 1 ⁄3 innings, phillies swept series nationals 8–6 come-from-behind win, new call-up sergio escalona earning first major league win. marked first time since 2007 season rookies had won back-to-back starts phillies (hamels , kyle kendrick). phillies took 2 of 3 games in each of next 2 series cincinnati reds , new york yankees finish road trip 8–2 record. though lost 2 games against florida, final series of month against washington resulted in second straight series sweep, phillies defeated nationals in 3 consecutive games finish month 17–11 record; last game of series moyer s 250th career victory. strong offensive performances in may, howard , ibáñez became first pair of phillies hit 10 home runs in same month.