The following day the Mets win the series by beating the Phillies 5-3 in a matchup of the two oldest LH pitchers in MLB history. Both pitchers basically pitched a solid identical game despite Jimmy Rollins lead off homer. It was close but still a loss. Phils only leave 9 on base and still lose.
W: T. Glavine
L: J. Moyer
S: B. Wagner
They lost another series 1-2 and have a record of 2-7. On 4/11 Adam Eaton picks up the win and Tom Gordon the save as the Phillies win this one 5-2. The Mets basically walked the Phillies around the bases in this one and the Phils still left 22 on base, 8 by Eaton who only gave up two runs in 7 innings.
W: A. Eaton
L: O. Pérez
S: T. Gordon
Rollins commits a key error, Howard’s 3-run homer isnt enough, they waste a good outing by Cole Hamels and the Phillies just look plain bad. At 1-6 you have to start wondering how long before the losing stops. Its early but you don’t want to bury yourself. Hamels had 7 strikeouts in 6 innings giving up two runs but the mets score 7 in the 8th inning to steal this one 11-5. The Mets actually left one more runner on base than the Phils in this one, 18-19!
W: P. Feliciano
L: G. Geary
The Phillies drop this one 4-8 to the Fish. In the 7th they walked 4 times and only score 1 run, just sad. This time we left a season high 28 on base! The catchers Ruiz and Barajas let a combined 10! The only two really playing well on offense are Jimmy Rollins and Pat Burrell both batting over .300. We start off 0-3 to the Braves and 1-2 to the Marlins. Here comes the Mets!
W: S. Olsen
L: Z. Segovia
S: L. Gardner
Well our one win was short lived because the D-Train Dontrelle Willis put an end to the party. It was not a 3 hit shutout gem but it was enough to drop the Phils to 1-4. Willis struck out 9 in 6 innings and the Marlins put up runs all game. Once again in the man lest on base area, Howard left 5 and the Phils as a team lost that stat too 20-16.
W: D. Willis
L: B. Myers
We got our first win of the season 8-2 in Florida! Pat Burrell and Jamie Moyer proved to be the stoppers. Florida’s fielding helped too as the Phillies scored 4 unearned. I like the men left on base stat, Utley left 3 more out there. The Phillies as a team left only 14on base compared to 27 the other day.
W: J. Moyer
L: S. Mitre
Well Atlanta made it look easy taking all three from the Phillies. The game was close at 2-1 until Atlanta exploded for 6 runs in the top of the 5th. The Philles left a wopping 27 on base led by 6 from Howard and 5 by Rowand. A little small ball will go a long way.
W: C. James
L: A. Eaton
S: R. Soriano
Once again the Phillies lost in extra innings on a home run. This time it was in the 11th inning. Tom Gordon blew the save and Pat Burrell continues to hear the boos. The final score was 3-2. In the first two games Chase Utley has left 8 men on base, not a good start. he should bounce back.
W: M. McBride
L: R. Madson
S: B. Wickman
Well the first game of the season went the distance and them some into the 10th inning. Unfortunately the Phils came up short and lost to the Braves 5 to 3. Edgar Renteria hit two home runs including the game winner. Its a loss but its also a long season.
W: B. Wickman
L: R. Madson
S: C. Paronto
You can read the recap, box score and stats here.
