Offense Comes Alive To Help Hamels Earn 100th Career Win, 12-1 Over Reds
Cole Hamels threw seven sharp innings to earn his 100th career win and the Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-1 on Saturday night.
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Cole Hamels threw seven sharp innings to earn his 100th career win and the Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-1 on Saturday night.
The Phillies haven't scored a run in the last 20 innings and were shut out for the sixth time this season.
The Phillies will look to snap a three-game losing streak tonight as they welcome the Cincinnati Reds to Citizens Bank Park for the opener of a three-game series.
Phillies starter A.J. Burnett (2-3) labored through five innings, allowing three runs and seven hits. He struck out six and walked five.
Tuesday night was a rough one for Phillies third baseman Cody Asche. Asche, who was 0-3 at the dish, committed three errors in Tuesday night's loss, with two of them coming in the Angels' four-run sixth inning.
Chris Stigall spoke with Phillies Third Baseman Cody Asche on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT about his three error game against the Angels and the Phillies Phantastic Auction.
Lee allowed four unearned runs and six hits, striking out seven in seven innings. He was hurt by three errors by third baseman Cody Asche.
The Phillies return home and return to interleague play tonight as they open a quick two-game series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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Jonathan Papelbon missed Sunday's game due to "general soreness" after throwing only 21 combined pitches in two games on Friday and Saturday night.
Jonathan Papelbon, in the midst of saving 11 straight games, declared himself unable to pitch before Sunday's series finale against the Mets due to "general soreness."
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The Phillies scored in the top of the 9th to beat the slumping New York Mets 5-4 on Saturday night.
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Burnett came in 2-0 with a 0.98 ERA over his previous four starts, but wasn't at his best against his former team. Burnett (2-2) allowed season worsts of nine hits, including three homers, and seven runs in six innings. The right-hander, who lost for the first time since April 6 at Chicago, walked two and struck out four.
Philadelphia's struggling offense has scored in just one of the past 34 innings. The Phillies had a five-run sixth inning against Toronto in Tuesday's 6-5 loss, were blanked 3-0 on Monday and did not score after the first inning in Sunday's 1-0 home win over Washington.
Cole Hamels, stuck on 99 career wins, allowed five runs and 10 hits in six innings.
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Kyle Kendrick (0-3) lost his eighth straight decision, dating to last season. He gave up three runs and seven hits in seven innings.
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Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg had an adventurous trip to Citizens Bank Park on Sunday.
