Kyle Kendrick continues his Jekyll & Hyde act.
After struggling in his first couple of starts, Kendrick tossed a gem last week. Of course, that was the day the Phils’ bats went to sleep.
Yesterday, Kendrick took the hill in Phoenix and looked like he was going to pick up right where he left off.
He was lights out for four innings. Unfortunately, he went back out to the mound for the fifth, and promptly imploded. You can read beat writer Ryan Lawrence’s take on the game here.
It’s almost as if “Cole Hamels disease” is spreading on the Phils’
staff. Kendrick got dinged for two long balls in the fifth as the D-Backs batted around. Just like that a 3-0 Phils lead was now a 5-3 deficit.
Something to think about with this team. If their starting pitchers (non-Roy Halladay division) can’t get past he fourth or fifth innning, Charlie Manuel’s bullpen arms will have the consistency of overcooked spaghetti come August.
The Phils need more consistent pitching.
They’ve now lost their first road series, in the process dropping two of three in the desert. That means they’ve now lost five of their last eight.
They need a stopper.
Thankfully, Halladay takes the mound tonight in San Francisco.
They need him to come up big time. Again. It’s something we’re already getting used to, even this early in the season.
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