The beat (down) goes on for the Phillies.
Last night it was the same, old story. They got a great pitching performance, only to be let down once again by their bats.
Cole Hamels threw a no-hitter for six and a third innings. Unfortunately, he wasn’t perfect, as Roy Halladay was a week ago. Instead, Hamels gave up back-to-back home runs in the seventh. That was all the Padres needed.
It might be time to wonder just what exactly it is that ails the Phils’ bats, two in particular.
Chase Utley is now hitting a less than lusty .260. He took an 0-fer last night.
Then there’s Jayson Werth. A month ago he was hitting .337 and leading the league in doubles, in the process playing himself into a huge contract in the last year of his deal.
Now Werth finds himself in the crosshairs. In the first inning last night, he failed to deliver with the bases loaded. And he managed frustrating book-ends when he again provided the last out, fanning to end the game for the second straight night on a fastball from Heath Bell.
It was the second straight night Werth, now hitting .278, has gone hitless.
The Phils have now scored three runs or less in 13 of their last 15 games.
Here’s some advice for Phils’ pitchers. Flirting with a no-hitter is no longer enough. You need to be more like Roy, perfect that is.
At least until their bats awaken from this slumber.
They will turn this around, won’t they?
Last night it was the same, old story. They got a great pitching performance, only to be let down once again by their bats.
Cole Hamels threw a no-hitter for six and a third innings. Unfortunately, he wasn’t perfect, as Roy Halladay was a week ago. Instead, Hamels gave up back-to-back home runs in the seventh. That was all the Padres needed.
It might be time to wonder just what exactly it is that ails the Phils’ bats, two in particular.
Chase Utley is now hitting a less than lusty .260. He took an 0-fer last night.
Then there’s Jayson Werth. A month ago he was hitting .337 and leading the league in doubles, in the process playing himself into a huge contract in the last year of his deal.
Now Werth finds himself in the crosshairs. In the first inning last night, he failed to deliver with the bases loaded. And he managed frustrating book-ends when he again provided the last out, fanning to end the game for the second straight night on a fastball from Heath Bell.
It was the second straight night Werth, now hitting .278, has gone hitless.
The Phils have now scored three runs or less in 13 of their last 15 games.
Here’s some advice for Phils’ pitchers. Flirting with a no-hitter is no longer enough. You need to be more like Roy, perfect that is.
At least until their bats awaken from this slumber.
They will turn this around, won’t they?
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