Jason Giambi 7, Phillies 1. That's pretty much all you need to know about last night's Phils' game. Raise your hand if you had a bad feeling as Giambi worked a long count against Kendrick in the first, then launched a moon shot into the upper deck? Thought so.
The Phils put up their normal 1-spot last night, while Giambi put the Rockies ahead to stay with one swing of the bat in the top of the first inning.
Kendrick got the emergency start after scheduled starter Joe Blanton’s ailing elbow flared up during his warmups. Blanton appears headed for the disabled list today. He likely will be joined by center fielder Shane Victorino.
It was insult added to injury soon after when Giambi proved a one-man wrecking crew. The 40-year-old slugger hit three home runs and drove in all 7 Colorado runs.
In the meantime, the Phils offense continues to hibernate. They managed just six hits.
The team will have to make some moves today. One move they might regret is having Victorino pinch-hit so he could bunt Wednesday night. That means they cannot back-date his stint on the DL to last week. Instead he could be out of the lineup for as much as two weeks.
That won’t help their offense. At this point I’m not sure what will.
It might be Dom Time, as the call could go out today for Domonic Brown, especially with the gaping hole in the outfield left by the Victorino injury.
Roy Halladay goes to the hill tonight as the Phils open a series with the World Champion Texas Rangers. Halladay might want to be perfect again. The way the Phils are swinging the bats, it’s about the only shot they have to win these days.
The Phils put up their normal 1-spot last night, while Giambi put the Rockies ahead to stay with one swing of the bat in the top of the first inning.
Kendrick got the emergency start after scheduled starter Joe Blanton’s ailing elbow flared up during his warmups. Blanton appears headed for the disabled list today. He likely will be joined by center fielder Shane Victorino.
It was insult added to injury soon after when Giambi proved a one-man wrecking crew. The 40-year-old slugger hit three home runs and drove in all 7 Colorado runs.
In the meantime, the Phils offense continues to hibernate. They managed just six hits.
The team will have to make some moves today. One move they might regret is having Victorino pinch-hit so he could bunt Wednesday night. That means they cannot back-date his stint on the DL to last week. Instead he could be out of the lineup for as much as two weeks.
That won’t help their offense. At this point I’m not sure what will.
It might be Dom Time, as the call could go out today for Domonic Brown, especially with the gaping hole in the outfield left by the Victorino injury.
Roy Halladay goes to the hill tonight as the Phils open a series with the World Champion Texas Rangers. Halladay might want to be perfect again. The way the Phils are swinging the bats, it’s about the only shot they have to win these days.
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