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Kendrick and Brown Seal The Win
Kendrick and Brown Seal The Win
Last night was a game that you sat back and thought ok we got this, and the Phillies did not disappoint! The game was sealed after the hot hitting Domonic Brown continued his home run streak and Kyle Kendrick doing his best Cliff Lee impersonation. The Phillies won over the Marlins 7 to 2 after a Kendrick complete game. Domonic Brown has finally become the real deal and has become the NL leader in home runs after hitting his 17th last night. Everyone except Jimmy Rollins had a hit in the lineup, including Kendrick. Kendrick stats for the night were 9 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, and 2 ER. Kendrick after the game said about his performance, “It was fun, obviously, the hit was awesome. My dad was here, so I’m sure he enjoyed it. [Erik Kratz] called a good game, I was pounding the strike zone early and I was able to keep my pitch count down. It was a fun night, that’s for sure” (1). Domonic Brown has now become the talk of town after all these years and before the game he was named NL Player of the [May] Month. Brown after the game on his stellar season so far, “I’m not really big on numbers, I kind of go off my at-bats. I go and watch my at-bats every day and see which ones are good and eliminate the bad ones and just keep improving at not giving at-bats away. That’s really the main objective — not giving any at-bats away” (1). The Phillies got RBI’s from Kratz and Delmon Young, who hit a HR after Brown hit his 17th. Cesar Hernandez got his first MLB RBI last night and Revere and Kendrick help get the 7 runs to beat the Marlins. The Phillies look to win three in a row when they will send Jonathan Pettibone to the mound, he is coming off a rough start against the Red Sox on May 30th. The Marlins will counter with Ricky Nolasco who is 0 and 1 against the Phillies this season. It is Carlos Ruiz Bobble head night tonight at the ballpark, it is free to all fans! The game starts at 7:05pm and will be featured on Comcast SportsNet.
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Allergic To .500 Baseball Yet Again
Allergic To .500 Baseball Yet Again
Once again the Phillies fail to reach the .500 level and try to turn this so far very disappointing season around. The Phillies were tagged for 9 runs last night and had a 4-0 lead to come back from after the first inning. The closest they got was 4 to 2 when Delmon Young hit a 2 run home run in the bottom of the first. Jonathan Pettibone was tagged for the 4 runs in the first and never really recovered from the deficit. It was his first loss this season, but second straight no decent outing This was the third chance in eight days to get to .500 but failed to do so. Jacoby Ellsbury stole 5 bases yesterday, a Red Sox’s record, and made the Phillies pitching look like little leaguers. The Phillies only got 6 hits, 3 Red Sox’s: Ellsbury, Saltalamacchia and Iglesias combined for 7 hits, go figure. Charlie Manual after the game talked about his terrible offense, “We talk about the same thing every night. That’s where that .245 batting average comes into play. This is a game of percentages, averages, that’s what happens. We didn’t muster enough offense” (1). Every Phillies pitcher last night with the exception of Michael Stutes gave up at least 2 runs. Besides Young’s home run, the other bright spot was the second base debut of Cesar Hernandez, who went 2 for 4 with a run scored. He was called the other day to replace Michael Young who has been placed on the bereavement list. The Phillies end the interleague series with the Red Sox and welcome the NL Central Milwaukee Brewers to town. Cole Hamels looks for is first win since April tonight, the Brewers will counter with Yovani Gallardo, who is 3-5 with a 4.74 ERA. The Phillies hope to score Hamels some runs, in his starts this year they have scored a TOTAL of 13 runs. The game is at Citizens Bank Park at 7:05pm and will be featured on Comcast SportsNet.
(1)- http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_30_bosmlb_phimlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=phi
Lee Goes Fishing For Some Marlins
Lee Goes Fishing For Some Marlins
Finally the Phillies have figured that pitching duo of Fernandez and Slowey and it helped the Phillies get their second series win against the Miami Marlins this season. Cliff Lee looked like 2009 Cliff Lee, pitching a complete game shutout with 5 K’s and 2 BB’s. The Phillies got on the board early with Delmon Young’s second home run in as many nights to give the Phillies a 1 to 0 lead. That was all Lee needed but the Phillies did not stop there, they managed to get two more runs, an RBI triple by Domonic Brown and an RBI single by Freddy Galvis. Only Michael Young did not have a hit last night, even Cliff Lee had 2 hits. The Phillies total had 12 hits and outscored the Marlins 10 to 3 in two nights. Cliff Lee after the game said, “I feel like I got better as the game went on, the last three innings, I felt as good as I have in a long time. Hit the ball right where I wanted. The first six innings was kind of trying to mix speeds and locate somewhat, but I just felt more crisp after the sixth” (1). Cliff Lee only had to pitch out of a jam once in the bottom of the second when he had the bases loaded and no outs and managed to get out of the inning with no runs and preserve the shutout. Cliff Lee went to 5 to 2 on the season. The Phillies have the night off as they travel to Washington to take on the new rival Nationals and look to take a stronghold on second place in the NL East. Entering last night game, the Phillies ranked 12th in offense while the Nationals ranked 13thm maybe the luck is changing for the Phillies and can really help themselves this weekend by taking at least 2 out of 3. The Phillies will send Kyle Kendrick, who is coming off his worst start of the season when he gave up 4 runs against the Cincinnati Reds. The Nationals will counter with Jordan Zimmerman who has been the quiet ace for the Nationals, he is 7 and 2 with a 1.62 ERA. He is coming off a loss at the hands of the San Diego Padres. The game starts at 7:05pm and will be featured on Comcast SportsNet and MLB Network.
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