The Philadelphia Phillies lost their sixth straight game on Thursday afternoon, falling to the Nationals 4-2. Their record drops to 24-34.
- Kyle Kendrick pitched seven innings, allowing four runs on six hits and five walks. His record for the season has dropped to 1-6.
- Kendrick allowed three of his runs to score in the fifth inning, giving up an RBI-single to Jayson Werth and a two-run homer to Adam LaRoche.
- The Phillies offense suffered through another poor outing, scoring just two runs on four hits.
- Ben Revere began the game with his second double of the season. Chase Utley singled him home two batters later.
- The only other run would come in the seventh inning when John Mayberry led off the inning with a solo home run.
- Ryan Howard went 0-4 with two strikeouts, dropping his average to .227.
- Jimmy Rollins went 1-3 with a double.
- Wil Nieves started at catcher for Carlos Ruiz, and went 0-3.
- Justin De Fratus allowed two hits and recorded two outs in the eighth.
- Jake Diekman relieved De Fratus to pick up the final out.
Final Thoughts
Things are really getting ugly fast for the Phillies.
They’ve just been swept at the hands of the Nationals, giving them six straight losses in a row. They’ve lost seven of their last eight, with all of those losses coming to a couple of mediocre division rivals in the Mets and Nationals. They’re already 10 games below .500, and we haven’t even made it out of the first week of June.
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Updated Prediction on 2014 Phils Season
5th Place in NL East
73 Wins – 89 Losses
Lee, Byrd, Adams,Papelbon & possibly Howard will all be
Traded come the Deadline..
“Lee, Byrd, Adams,Papelbon & possibly Howard will all be
Traded come the Deadline..”
well that sucks for the phillies because those guys wont even get us fly swatters to bat the flies eating up that shit on the field.
if they dont trade utley this deadline then the phillies will have done nothing to improve the future of this team. they didnt last year so i dont expect them to this year either
Utley is the Phils “Golden Boy” and will not go anywhere
Lee to the Yankees,Red Sox or Rangers
Byrd to a Team needing an OF Bat for a Playoff Stretch Run
Adams to Team needing Set-up Help (Tigers,Brewers,Yankees,Orioles)
Papelbon to a Team needing to solidify Closer’s Role (Dodgers, Brewers)
T Gwynn goes to a Team needing a 4th/5th OF , Pinch-Hitter for Playoff Drive
R Howard to the KC Royals or Texas Rangers, Phils will have to take on and eat at least $10-$12 Million of his $25 Million Per Year Contract
J Rollins walks after this Season
D Ruf becomes everyday 1B
Phils win 75 Games in 2015
Phils win 82 Games in 2016
Phils return to Post-Season in 2017 but lose in 1st Round
An organization in dire need of position players, & the 1st 2 picks of the draft were pitchers! But, Marti Wolever continues to run the disgraceful scouting. I don’t know who I hate more, Ruin 2morrow, or Marti “I am pathetic” Wolever! This draft was deep in pitching, & only had good bats at the top of the draft, but they draft 2 pitchers early! He has the balls to say, after drafting these 2 kids, that they both project to be middle to back end of the rotation guys! WITH THE #7 PICK & #47 PICK, NEED TO BE MID-TOP END ROTATION!!!! What a f^#@ing abortion, this entire organization is!!!!!!!
Just drafted Savery 2.0 in the 3rd. The cruel jokes keep on coming in!!!! Where is the Gong? I can’t take it anymore.
1st Pick RHP Nola has been compared to Jake Peavy..
When is “Bobble-Head Day”….