We Hate to Lose: Weekly Recap

Games (starter): 3-3
Phillies 5 @ Mets 2 (Moyer)
Phillies 2 @ Mets 8 (Kendrick)
Phillies 3 @ Mets 4 12 in. (Eaton)
Cubs 3 @ Phillies 5 (Myers)
Cubs 1 @ Phillies 7 (Hamels)
Cubs 6 @ Phillies 5 10 in. (Moyer)

Jamie Moyer was very good versus the Mets in game one and Kyle Kendrick looked terrible in the second, even though 1 of the seven runs was earned. Adam Eaton was OK in his start versus the Mets but he couldn’t get bailed out by his offense or defense when in a hole. Tom Gordon got the loss in the third game on a close play at the plate. In the Mets series, the offense was sporadic and would score late in games, which only was enough in the first game. All the offense does it hit homers or get out. Not enough manufactured runs from this offense. If they play like that versus New York all year, they’ll be fighting for a wild card.

In the Cubs series, Brett Myers looked great in his start, giving up 3 solo home runs in 8 innings pitched as the Phillies won 5-3. He showed he can go deep into the game and keep his pitch count low. Hopefully he keeps this up for the remainder of the year. Cole Hamels got the start in the second game as they cruised to a 7-1 win. He went 7, giving up no runs and one hit but threw a lot of pitches, therefore not finishing the game. The offense was good as well as Shane Victorino and Ryan Howard are both starting to come around and Pat Burrell is continuing his strong start. Moyer got beat up a little in the third game but it came down to the bullpen again failing on the Phillies.

Team Stats:
Batting – 57/214 (.266), 4.5 runs per game, .372 OBP, 7 HR, 32 walks, 34 strike-outs. Definite improvement over last week.
Pitching – 55.2 IP, 24 R, 17 ER, 2.75 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 36 K, 26 BB,
Fielding – 6 Errors

Individual Stats:

Batters:

Jimmy Rollins - 2/6 (.333), .333 OBP, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 K

Shane Victorino - 7/19 (.368), .455 OBP, 3 R, 3 BB, 2 K

Chase Utley - 8/24 (.333), .414 OBP, 2 R, 3 RBI, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB, 5 K, 3 HBP

Ryan Howard - 4/23 (.174), .345 OBP, 4 R, 4 RBI, 1 2B, 2 HR, 6 BB, 7 K

Pat Burrell - 4/16 (.250), .480 OBP, 4 R, 4 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR, 8 BB, 3 K

Geoff Jenkins - 5/20 (.250), .286 OBP, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K

Pedro Feliz - 3/22 (.136), .240 OBP, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR, 3 BB, 2 K

Carlos Ruiz - 5/19 (.263), .263 OBP, 3 R, 2 RBI, 5 K

Chris Coste - 2/7 (.286), .500 OBP, 2 2B, 3 BB, 1 K

Jayson Werth - 7/14 (.500), .650 OBP, 2 R, 4 RBI, 1 HR, 5 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP

Eric Bruntlett - 4/20 (.200), .238 OBP, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR, 1 BB, 4 K

So Taguchi - 1/6 (.167), .167 OBP, 2 R, 1 RBI,

Greg Dobbs - 2/4 (.500), .600 OBP, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 HBP

Chris Snelling - 0/1 (.000)

Pitchers:

Brett Myers - 1-0, 1 start, 8 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER (3.38 ERA), 5 K, 3 HR allowed, 0.75 WHIP

Cole Hamels - 1-0, 1 start, 7 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 2 BB, 0.43 WHIP

Jamie Moyer - 1-0, 2 starts, 11 IP, 13 H, 6 R, 6 ER (4.91 ERA), 4 BB, 3 K, 2 HR allowed, 1.55 WHIP

Kyle Kendrick - 0-1, 1 start, 2.1 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 1 ER (3.86 ERA), 6 BB, 4.29 WHIP

Adam Eaton - ND, 1 start, 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER (4.50 ERA), 2 BB, 5 K, 1.17 WHIP

Chad Durbin - 3 appearances, 6.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 0.60 WHIP

Clay Condrey - 1 appearance, 2 IP, 2H, 1 R, 1 ER (4.50 ERA), 1 BB, 1.50 WHIP

Ryan Madson - 1 appearance, 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER (4.50 ERA), 1 BB, 1 K, 1.50 WHIP

Rudy Seanez - 3 appearances, 0-1, 3 IP, 1 R, 4 BB, 2 K, 1.33 WHIP

Tom Gordon - 3 appearances, 0-1, 1 SV, 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER (6.00 ERA), 1 BB, 4 K, 1.33 WHIP

J.C. Romero - 3 appearances, 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K, 1.87 WHIP

Brad Lidge - 3 appearances, 2 IP, 1 H, 2BB, 3 K, 1.50 WHIP

Offensive Player of the Week: Pat Burrell
Pitcher of the Week: Cole Hamels
Poor Performer of the Week: Kyle Kendrick

Next Week: 3 vs. Astros; 3 vs. Mets

The Phillies will continue the home stand versus Houston and New York next week. They hope to recover from a 2-1 series loss to the Mets. Kendrick, Eaton, and Myers are the probables for Houston and Hamels, Moyer, and Kendrick are the probables versus New York.

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