“It was a little more of a grind today than some of those games where it seems three-up, three-down”, said Nelson, who received the no-decision but is 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA in his last five starts. He’s unsecured on in 25 of 40 appearances this season, with 45 strikeouts in just 39 1/3 innings.
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Third base coach Ed Sedar didn’t hesitate sending Segura to the plate, and Freddy Galvis’ relay throw was just late to catcher Cameron Rupp. He pitched into the seventh, recording the first out on a liner right back into his glove by Blanco.
Young pitchers like Taylor Jungmann and Tyler Cravy are attempting to show Craig Counsell and the organization that they are ready to be part of the starting rotation in the upcoming season. “As a starter you have to wait five days to get back out there, which is frustrating”.
Yount’s Hall of Fame career was 20 years, all of it in a Brewers uniform from 1974 to 1993. Jungmann twisted his curveball for strikes, located his fastball well, and yes, struck out a whole bunch of guys.
Neither of the Phils’ two errors cost runs. Since, he’s gone 3-0 over four starts but has allowed seven runs over his past two outings (11 innings). Farrell said he planned on being back with the team for spring training. “As a reliever you can go out there the next day”.
The Phillies’ lone offense of the afternoon came with one out in the 9th, as Andres Blanco ripped a solo homerun to right-center off of Neal Cotts. The 33-year-old also yielded just one run against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 4 after surrendering four or more in six of his previous eight turns. That’s one RBI away from tying Del Ennis for second in Phillies history. Phillies 2B Chase Utley is not speaking to reporters as trade speculation surrounds him, but his bat is doing some talking. While the Phillies would love to get a nice return on the veteran as they try to rebuild from the worst record in baseball, Mackanin is stuck in the hard position of finding playing time for Utley and the youngsters the Phillies hope are the future. 500 (13-for-26) with five doubles and two homers.
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Utley had four hits for the Phillies, who squandered a solid start by Adam Morgan (3-4) by stranding 10 runners. 378 (14-for-37) in those situations for the season…. Braun, the NL Rookie of the Year in 2007 and NL MVP in 2011, has said he would like to remain in Milwaukee the rest of his career. Milwaukee RHP Francisco Rodriguez got his 29th save Sunday, and he tied Joe Nathan for seventh on the all-time career list at 377….
