The Phillies gave up the “cycle” of homers – a solo shot, a two-run blast, a three-run homer and a grand slam – on Saturday for the first time since May 17, 1979.
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Ellis drove Robles’ fourth pitch over Curtis Granderson’s head in left field, scoring Joseph and Altherr with his first hit for the Phillies.
Mackanin said he expected Ellis to receive about the same amount of playing time Ruiz earned prior to the trade.
Yoenis Cespedes clocked a three-run homer off Hellickson, and Kelly Johnson had a pinch-hit grand slam as the Mets routed the Phillies 12-1 on Saturday night behind Noah Syndergaard. He entered the night with a 2.35 ERA in his last six starts. “But after that, nothing”, Mackanin said.
Not possible for these Mets at one point previous year to score runs in bunches, and it was not possible a little over a week ago. “Just lost command of all three pitches tonight”, Hellickson said. His 16th home run in the third inning gave the Mets the lead, this after the Phillies scored their lone run in the third inning on a solo home run off the bat of Freddy Galvis. “They make you feel good every time you do something special”.
Agreed, Ron. I’m sure many other Mets fans agree with you too.
The theme the past couple of nights for the Mets has been power ball home run ball. The 6-foot-6 righthander overpowered the Phillies over seven innings.
In striking out seven and walking two, Syndergaard improved to 3-0 in his last three starts with a 1.31 ERA and has given up three hits in his last 15 innings pitched dating back to the Mets 2-0 win at the Giants last week. But if their pitching keeps up its current pace, they should be able to secure a top-five pick in next June’s amateur draft for the second straight season. But any hope that the Phillies could steal a win against Syndergaard were quickly erased. The Phillies did not have an answer.
“It’s not easy, but I’m excited that happened”, Cabrera said. “He’s got good stuff”.
If Hellickson put the Phillies in a hole, Michael Mariot plunged the team into an abyss.
Kenley Jansen pitched a flawless ninth for his 38th save a day after allowing a run on a wild pitch in the ninth in a 6-4, 10-inning loss.
Meanwhile, the Mets are 6-0 in their last six Sunday game, and 7-13 in their last 20 home games. Gassed from his journey to second, he only reached third on an ensuing Jose Reyes double. Syndergaard, who is 3-0 with a 1.40 ERA in three career starts against Philadelphia, is coming off eight scoreless innings of two-hit ball at San Francisco on Sunday.
Morgan, hit by a liner earlier this season, spun around and crouched in front of the mound as he caught his breath.
But the way the pitching is trending, is Mackanin anxious whether he has enough healthy and competent pitching to get through the final 33 games on the Phillies schedule, including eight more against the Mets?
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It is not a stretch to think the starting pitching could struggle even more in September.
