Blanton pitches into eighth, Polanco has four hits; Phillies beat Indians 12-3

Blanton, Phillies beat Indians 12-3

PHILADELPHIA — Joe Blanton pitched effectively into the eighth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies roughed up Fausto Carmona to complete a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 12-3 win on Thursday.

Placido Polanco had four hits, Chase Utley and Jayson Werth each had three hits and catcher Dane Sardinha connected for his first career home run for the Phillies. It was Philadelphia’s highest offensive output since scoring 12 runs against Pittsburgh on May 17. Every Phillie scored and reached base at least once.

A thunderstorm pounded the field with two outs in the eighth, causing a delay of 1 hour, 37 miuntes. High winds made putting the tarp on the field difficult for the grounds’ crew, but cooled off a 96-degree day.