• March 19, 2024

Notes From The Phillies’ 3-2 Win Over Milwaukee

utley5The Philadelphia Phillies snapped their three-game losing streak on Monday night, taking down the Brewers 3-2. Their record improves to 38-51.

  • Cole Hamels pitched 6.2 innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on seven hits. 
  • Hamels struck out seven, and picked up his third win of the year.
  • Fresh off of a day of rest, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard provided all three of the team’s runs.
  • Utley put the team up early with a two-run homer in the first inning.
  • Howard singled home a run in the third.
  • Andres Blanco started at shortstop for Jimmy Rollins, and went 1-4.
  • Marlon Byrd went 0-4, leaving four men on.
  • Ben Revere went 2-4 and scored a run.
  • Cameron Rupp went 0-4, dropping his average to .115.
  • Ken Giles took over for Hamels in the seventh, coming in with two on and two out. Giles got a flyout to end the inning, and came back to pitch a scoreless eighth.
  • Jonathan Papelbon earned his 20th save of the season.

Final Thoughts

Ken Giles just continues to impress.

The rookie reliever came in to a difficult situation, asked to preserve a one-run lead with two men on and two out in the seventh inning. Giles responded well to the pressure-situation, and came back to give the team a scoreless inning to get the ball to Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth.

Giles has now posted a 0.77 ERA in 11.2 innings with 17 strikeouts and just three walks. He’s the one of the lone bright spots of this team that is worth watching at the moment.

 

Denny Basens

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