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2 In A Row For Sandberg And The Phillies
2 In A Row For Sandberg And The Phillies
Whoa! The Phillies have won two games in a row, the first time since July 13th and 14th when they took two out of three against the Chicago White Sox. The Phillies won behind a good game by Ethan Martin. Martin helped the Phillies win 5 to 4 against the Colorado Rockies . The Phillies had a 5-0 lead in the game. The Phillies offense got on the board early with a 3 run homerun by John Mayberry, an RBI single by Cody Asche and a solo shot by Carlos Ruiz which proved to be the game winner. Ethan Martin pitched good enough to help the Phillies get the win. Martin’s line for the game: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB and 6 K’s. The bullpen, which has been atrocious all season, almost blew it yet again last night. The barber Luis Garcia, he was a barber last year in case you were wondering, gave up 2 runs in 0.1 inning. The game looked all but lost especially after Jake Diekman balked to allow the runners to advance to second and third. Diekman did manage to get out of that jam and did not allow any runs. Jonathan Papelbon came in and saved the game, it was his first save since July 11th against the Washington Nationals. The Phillies were 1 for 5 with RISP but like the Phillies of old, they won with the long ball. Ryne Sandberg spoke after the game about how the Phillies played as a team; “Put them in opportunities like tonight, and let them learn from that,” Phillies interim manager Ryne Sandberg said. “Hopefully, do well and be ready for it. Put them in those situations, and when they go in there and pitch like they did tonight, it’s a huge confidence boost for them” (1). The Phillies look to win 3 games in a row for the first time since July 7th,8th and 9th. Tyler Cloyd who was just recalled from Lehigh Valley will get the start tonight. Cloyd’s last start was against the Minnesota Twins on June12th where he gave up 1 ER in 5 IP. The Rockies will counter with Jorge De La Rosa. The game is at 7:05pm at Citizens Bank Park. The game will be featured on Comcast SportsNet.
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Phillies Hit Rock Bottom Last Night
Phillies Hit Rock Bottom Last Night
About a week ago, all of Philadelphia was thinking maybe these Phillies can actually make it to the playoffs? Well after losing two out of three to the New York Mets, and now on the verge of getting swept by the St. Louis Cardinals after losing last night 11 to 3, it look likes that won’t happen. The biggest problem the Phillies have had this year has been bullpen pitching. John Lannan did not exactly pitch the greatest game either. He pitched 4 innings, 4 ER, 8 H and 2 BB. But between Ramirez, Diekman and De Fratus, they gave up a combined 7 runs. The Cardinals struck first and did not look back, the got out to a 9 to 1 lead after 5 innings. The Phillies played a sloppy game but did not have an error, the Cardinals had an error. The Phillies looked like a little league team last night. They were making bad throws, bad plays in the field and not being patient at the plate. The Phillies were 2 for 10 with RISP and the Cardinals were 9 for 20. The Phillies went a combined 9 for 34 at the plate, and just looked lost in St. Louis. The Phillies got their 3 runs by John Mayberry, Carlos Ruiz and Michael Martinez. How terrible is that? No RBI’s from Rollins, Utley, Ruf, Delmon Young and Michael Young. The Phillies need something to kick them in the butt. They can not go into the August and September with this roster. Charlie Manuel after last night’s game spoke about his team’s performance, “We’re standing there, and we’re trying just as hard as we can try,” Manuel said. “That’s just kind of how it went. We had trouble in the outfield, we had trouble all over the place, really” (1). The Phillies were having trouble with Jake Westbrook who is about as mediocre as you can get. The Phillies need to go back to the basics and find themselves. Despite the 4 straight losses, the Phillies are still in 2nd place in NL East and are 8 games behind the Braves, and 8.5 behind the Reds for the NL Wild Card. The Phillies look to salvage at least one game against the Cardinals and look to Kyle Kendrick to save them. The Cardinals will counter with Lance Lynn who is 11 and 5. The game is at Busch Stadium and will be at 7:15pm. The game will be on Comcast SportsNet and MLB Network.
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Old Cole Hamels Shows Up And Beats Washington!
Old Cole Hamels Shows Up And Beats Washington!
The Phillies are starting to come together, and maybe the ace that we always wanted is finally starting to comeback. I am talking about Cole Hamels, who has a very rough season, but has pitched his two best games in his last two starts and they are against very good teams: The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals. Hamels held the Nationals at bay and helped the Phillies win 4 to 2 and earn his 4th win of the year. The Nationals did score first, after Hamels left an 84 mph changeup in the zone and old our pal Jayson Werth hit it over the centerfield wall, making it 1-0 Nationals. It would be the last lead the Nationals would have the whole game. The Phillies tied the game in the bottom of the 4th after Utley doubled and Domonic Brown singled to right field and allowing Utley to score from second. The Phillies busted the game wide open in the bottom of the 6th when Revere and Rollins both single and Utley reaches base on a throwing error by Adam LaRoche giving the Phillies a 2 to 1 lead. Michael Young, who has been in the middle of a million trade rumors, doubled to center, helping Rollins and Utley score giving the Phillies a 4 to 1 lead. Hamels was cruising the entire game until the bottom of the 8th when he loaded the bases with only one out, but managed to get out of the jam with no runs. The bottom of the ninth was tricky, Jonathan Papelbon was unavailable to pitch, so Charlie Manuel put in Antonio Bastardo to close the game. He got into a little trouble and allowed the Nationals to score a run making it 4 to 2 Phillies, and John Mayberry, who was put into the game as a defensive sub for Delmon Young, made two awful plays in left allowing the Nationals to keep the game alive. But Bastardo got Scott Hairston to pop out, giving the Phillies the win. After the game, Cole Hamels spoke about his performance, “I think that was something we haven’t seen all year,” Hamels said of the energetic crowd of 33,502. “That was the most exciting eighth inning I’ve had in a long time, especially with it not being a sellout. It felt like there were 60,000 fans, so that was awesome to see that from the fans on every pitch. Definitely brought the energy level back” (1). The Phillies look for their 4th win in a row, when Cliff Lee will look for his 11th win of the year, which would make him tied for 2nd in the NL with St. Louis Lance Lynn. The Nationals will counter with Gio Gonzalez, he game will be at 7:05pm at Citizens Bank Park, the game will be featured on Comcast SportsNet.
Another Wasted Outing By Hamels
Another Wasted Outing By Hamels
Every time Cole Hamels takes the mound, the Phillies bats take the day off and last night was no expectation. The Phillies lost to the Colorado Rockies 5 to 2 behind another quality start by Hamels. The Phillies did not score until the 9th inning but it was already too late. The Phillies had only 6 hits and Rockies starter Jhoulys Chacin only needed 86 pitches to get the win, Hamels threw 108, with 73 being strikes. The Phillies once again looked lost against another young, inexperienced pitcher. The Phillies batting averages are becoming very weak, with only Brown and Young batting over .275 (out of the regular starters). Hamels voiced his frustration during the game, after getting into an agruement with the home plate umpire and after the game Hamels spoke about the game and hear the sarcasm about his 10th loss, “It was a pretty fun game to watch from a pitching standpoint, it was a pitchers’ battle. Ultimately he came out on top, and here I am again” (1). This is Hamels 10th loss (NL Leader) and his third game in a row that he pitched very good, good to win at the game (1-1 in those games). Hamels once this season has only given up more that 7 hits and has pitched at least 6 innings in 8 of his starts. The Phillies now come home to take on the NL East rival Washington Nationals, John Lannan who has missed the last two months due to a leg injury, gets the start against his former team, Lannan before the going on the DL, has been pitching very well, he is 0-1 with a 6.14 ERA, his last start on April 17th he gave up 6 ER in1.2 innings. The Nationals will counter with Dan Haren, the game is at 7:05 and its Dollar Hotdog night at Citizens Bank Park. The game will be on Comcast SportsNet.
(1)-http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_06_16_phimlb_colmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=phi
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Over. 500 & Loving Every Minute!
Over. 500 & Loving Every Minute!
The Phillies have won 5 games in a row, but more importantly, they are 1 game over the .500 mark for the first time this season! Tyler Cloyd pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up 4 hits. The Phillies now solely own 2nd place and are 31-30. The Phillies managed 10 hits and for the first time since 200, Michael Young batted lead off and had a great night, he went 3 for 5. The Phillies got RBI’s from Delmon Young, Ryan Howard, John Mayberry, and Eric Kratz. Delmon Young hit his 6th home run of the season in the 5th inning. Domonic Brown continued his hot hitting, going 2 for 3 with a walk. The Phillies look like a whole new team that is on a mission, a mission to recapture the magic of the last few years and make one last run to the World Series. Michael Young spoke after the game about batting leadoff and the winning streak, “We’re happy that the hard work is starting to pay off and we’re starting to see it in the standings. We’re very happy with our style of play right now. We want to keep doing that and keep pushing the envelope” (1). Charlie Manual also spoke about the way the team is playing, “We’re starting to work counts better, and we’re picking up some walks. Tonight, I felt we got a good start out of the gate” (1). The Phillies look to continue their winning streak tonight when they send Cliff Lee to the mound in search of his 7th win of the year. Lee beat the Milwaukee Brewers in his last start 6/2/13, when he struck out 11, scattered 7 hits and gave up 3 ER. The Brewers will counter with Alfredo Figaro, who pitched 3.2 scoreless innings against the Phillies on June 2nd. The game will be on at 8:10pm and be at Miller Park. The game will be seen on Comcast SportsNet.
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