The Under is 9-0 in Phillies last 9 home games against a team with a record above.600, 4-0 in Nola’s last four starts, and the Phillies are 0-5 in Nola’s last five starts. 343 with five home runs and a 1.299 OPS.
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Oakland ended a four-game losing skid by defeating Kansas City 5-3, with Josh Reddick and Stephen Vogt hitting homers. They lost to the Marlins in the World Series.
The Phillies, on the other hand, look like someone overwhelmed by the help menu on Windows 10.
Washington’s Gio Gonzalez allowed one run and four hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings.
Scherzer (2-0) allowed one run, striking out seven, and the Nationals built their lead in the National League East division to five games already. They appear capable of actually catching the baseball, something that can’t be said for the Padres, who had no issue dropping easy pop-ups in Bad News Bears fashion.
Boston’s David Price rebounded from a rough start in the home opener and pitched seven solid innings to steer the Red Sox past Toronto 4-2.
“It was a day of near-misses”, said Washington manager Dusty Baker. “We just got beat”.
“I’ve been fortunate to have some real good players”, said Baker, who managed Barry Bonds in San Francisco. “I know the situation, I just want to concentrate and try to put the ball in play”.
Pitch him with the hard stuff and he rockets it into the upper deck. But he still blew it on Sunday, walked off the field dejected, while the Phillies were celebrating.
That was the end of the road for Morton, who exited for a pinch-hitter.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Tampa Bay, held to one total run in their previous three losses, found their bats and received home runs from Brandon Guyer, Brad Miller and Desmond Jennings.
The next batter, Cesar Hernandez, popped up for the third out. But as Ruf took the ball out of his mitt he dropped it, looking like Chevy Chase doing his klutz act.
“I see the ball really well here, ” Harper said.
Fans have started to come from far and wide just to watch him play. A single by Ryan Zimmerman drove in Rendon before a Daniel Murphy triple had the Nationals – who led 5-0 after the first inning Friday – ahead 3-0 before the Phillies came to the plate. But another ex-Phillie, Jayson Werth, didn’t have much of a chance.
The Phils got runners at first and second but Howard and Ruf popped out.
Herrera rapped a single in the Phillies half of the first inning but was forced by Franco. Pete Mackanin had no interest in throwing Morton out there for a third time through the Nats lineup, likely the right decision despite his low pitch count. But with the game on the line he went back to what felt most comfortable.
The biggest reason for Washington’s early success, though, is that Max Scherzer and the pitching staff that’s now overshadowed by the power arms up in NY that call Citi Field home are out to prove they’re on the same level as their division rivals.
Maikel Franco went 0-4 with two strikeouts.
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The last thing the Phillies expected was to fall off the map. They finished with 16 hits, including seven for extra bases. But it’s good to beat any closer.
