Phillies Lose To Diamondbacks, 5-4
The Phillies scored a run on two-out singles by Ben Revere and Jimmy Rollins off Addison Reed in the ninth.
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The Phillies scored a run on two-out singles by Ben Revere and Jimmy Rollins off Addison Reed in the ninth.
Carlos Ruiz capped his most productive series of the season so far with another clutch hit, and made a key defensive play at the plate to help the Philadelphia Phillies win a series from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Philadelphia manager Ryne Sandberg liked what he saw from Cole Hamels in his long-awaited season debut. A better job by the bullpen would have helped, along with a few more runs against Zack Greinke.
The Phillies are back at .500 with a record of 10-10 and on Wednesday night they will continue their series in Los Angeles, looking for a fourth straight win.
Attendance is down again this season at Citizens Bank Park and the cost to get in may have something to do with it.
Domonic Brown doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th, and the Phillies beat the L.A. Dodgers 3-2 on Tuesday night.
That's it. I've had enough. The pessimism surrounding the Phillies has gone too fa
Through 19 games, the Phillies are 9-10 and have been somewhat inconsistent, showing flashes of excellence, as well as signs of weakness.
Cliff Lee scattered four hits over eight innings and struck out 10 to lead the Phillies to a 7-0 in L.A.
The Phillies salvaged their first of three straight west-coast series' against the Rockies on Sunday, with a 10-9 win which took four hours and eight minutes, avoiding a sweep in Colorado
Jimmy Rollins homered early, then hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning that sent the Philadelphia Phillies past the Colorado Rockies 10-9 Sunday.
The Phillies once again had trouble putting runs on the board as they lost to the Colorado Rockies 3-1 Saturday.
Phillies starter Jonathan Pettibone (0-1) went four innings and allowed eight runs on nine hits.
The Phillies open a ten-game road trip on Friday night as they begin a weekend series in Colorado.
Philadelphia Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon is capable of causing a stir, both on and off the field. He did just that in the aftermath of Thursday afternoon's victory over the Atlanta Braves by questioning the media's obsession with his velocity.
