The Phillies lost their fourth game in a row tonight, as they fell in extra innings to the NL East leading Braves. While out-hitting the opposition, errors and sloppy play came back to haunt the Phillies, as they continued to struggle.
John Lannan got the start this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park against Brandon Beachy and wasn’t great, but kept the game close enough. Lannan gave up four runs, two earned, in four and one-third innings before turning things over to the bullpen who shut the Braves lineup down until extras. Zach Miner came on to throw two and two-thirds innings allowing an inherited runner to score on Lannan’s line, but keeping the Braves scoreless the rest of the time. Luis Garcia tossed a scoreless eighth before Jonathan Papelbon threw a scoreless ninth. The game then went to extras, where Antonio Bastardo tossed a scoreless tenth, then Jake Diekman threw a scoreless eleventh, before returning for the twelfth and taking the loss. After recording one out in the twelfth and loading the bases, Diekman was lifted for Justin De Fratus, who allowed the inherited runner to score on Diekman’s line.
The Phillies yet again took an early lead, only to squander it away. Chase Utley grounded out in the first to drive home Jimmy Rollins and John Mayberry Jr. smashed a two run home run in the second to stake Lannan a three run lead. The Braves responded with four runs to take the lead, before Jimmy Rollins tied things up on a double in the seventh. The Phillies would fail to score again as the game went twelve innings before they finally lost. While out-hitting the Braves 7-5, the Phillies failed to plate the necessary runs in taking the loss, as errors cost them the game, with the Braves only having three of there five runs be earned.
The Phillies will now face-off against the Braves again tomorrow, as Cliff Lee makes his return from a stiff neck. The game will be at 8:05 on ESPN, which means it will take at least four hours to play.
By: Kyle Babcock
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The Phillies yet again took an early lead, only to squander it away. Chase Utley grounded out in the first to drive home Jimmy Rollins and John Mayberry Jr. smashed a two run home run in the second to stake Lannan a three run lead. The Braves responded with four runs to take the lead, before Jimmy Rollins tied things up on a double in the seventh. The Phillies would fail to score again as the game went twelve innings before they finally lost. While out-hitting the Braves 7-5, the Phillies failed to plate the necessary runs in taking the loss, as errors cost them the game, with the Braves only having three of there five runs be earned.
The Phillies will now face-off against the Braves again tomorrow, as Cliff Lee makes his return from a stiff neck. The game will be at 8:05 on ESPN, which means it will take at least four hours to play.
By: Kyle Babcock
Follow us on Twitter: @BroadStBeat
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