Don’t worry though, his Padres teammates wouldn’t leave him hanging in his time of need. Second baseman Eric Bruntlett managed to pull off an unassisted triple play to end the contest.
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Oberholtzer, 27, had pitched pretty well lately. But they have made little gains on Sunday.
“That will be something I look back on and really remember”, Stripling said. “I was more concerned with what transpired between me and the pitcher more so than the game”. “Let’s say we have five young pitchers, is that good or do we need an anchor or do we need a veteran guy who has a presence like that?” He has allowed only 129 hits in 132 innings. In 130 games at Single-A that season he hit.304 with 67 runs scored and 82 RBIs.
And the Padres didn’t come close to faring that well when Eickhoff faced them on April 13 in Philadelphia. The most productive batter for the San Diego Padres is Melvin Upton Jr. who averaged 2.34 hits+walks+RBI. The Phillies have scored 14 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games.
Meanwhile, Cosart will be making his second start as a Padre.
An inning after Jose Rondon’s throwing error set up Tommy Joseph’s go-ahead single, Derek Norris and Rondon worked walks off Phillies’ right-hander Edubray Ramos to open the seventh. “But I’m obviously swinging the bat better that I was and I just want to keep rolling”.
Plus with other starters still developing, and teams never going through a season with just five in their rotation, it would provide some depth. And over an even longer stretch, dating to June 8, the lefty had a 2.88 ERA over his last 25 innings.
Starting pitching has become a major concern for the Padres. Short starts have been taxing the bullpen, which explains why the team is carrying eight relievers and Saturday replaced one veteran left-handed reliever (Matt Thornton) with another (Clayton Richard).
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Then comes the question of what to do with Hellickson next year with his one-year, $7 million dollar deal – which helped him avoid arbitration after he was traded to the Phillies in November – expiring. Richard can work longer and could spot start between now and the end of the season if the Padres need rotation help and Tyson Ross isn’t available around September 1 as expected.
