Ellis drove Robles’ fourth pitch over Granderson’s head in left field, scoring Joseph and Altherr with his first hit for the Phillies.
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NY scratched out a mere four singles over the final eight innings.
“Bad pitching”, Mackanin said. A leadoff single to Jose Reyes was followed by Cabrera’s two-run homer to left center. The 29-year-old pitched through trouble throughout his abbreviated start, and served up a pair of booming home runs in the Phillies 12-1 loss to the Mets. The Mets hope this was just a cautious move to remove their starting shortstop from the game and not a sign of a lingering injury. Bryant’s 35th homer capped a comeback from an earlier two-run deficit and extended the Cubs’ winning streak to four games.
Pirates 5, Brewers 3: Jordy Mercer’s first career grand slam capped a five-run sixth inning to lead Pittsburgh.
“We thought we should give him a day following a night game, but he’s already shown how important he is and we can’t afford to blow these guys out, especially at this time with the way we’re playing”, Collins said. Hellickson was 4-0 with a 2.35 ERA in his six starts prior to Saturday.
“They’re an aggressive lineup”. “They are hot right now”. It was the shortstop’s 14th homer of the season, doubling his total from a year ago. His four opposite-field home runs are one more than he had from 2013-15 combined, though he shrugged that off as being an improved part of his approach. “Didn’t really have much”, the right-hander said. New York Mets’ Wilmer Flores hits a grand slam during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, in New York.
The Mets have scored nine or more runs in each of their last three games.
“Just the nature of the game”, Mets manager Terry Collins said.
“The way he handled the pitching staff, the way he prepared himself for games with the pitchers from a defensive standpoint, and just kind of knowing different situations”, Howard added. In his 22 starts and 8-6 record, Velasquez has put up a 4.31 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP in 119 innings.
The Phillies actually grabbed the early lead in this game when Freddy Galvis launched a solo homer (14) off Mets’ starter Noah Syndergaard. I think the two home runs were two of the better fastballs that I threw. Nice to see that.
On the play, Cabrera laid down a bunt to the left side in his first at-bat and hustled hard down the line. The veteran catcher was acquired Thursday from the Los Angeles Dodgers in a trade for longtime Philadelphia backstop Carlos Ruiz.
“The waves of emotion are getting farther and farther apart, which is a good thing”, Ellis said. “I’ve started feeling re-energized, filled with a sense of goal as to why I’ve been placed here and why this is where I need to be at this time, so I’m excited about that”.
“I just know that I’m learning”.
Phillies: Velasquez (8-6, 4.31 ERA) has lost three straight starts and is winless in seven outings since July 8.
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Mets: RHP Robert Gsellman makes his first major league start in the series finale Sunday. He won his debut Tuesday at St. Louis with 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of injured Jonathon Niese.
