The Philadelphia Phillies lost their second straight game on Tuesday night, falling to the Rangers 5-1. Their record drops to 14-22.
On The Mound
- Jerad Eickhoff turned in his best start in over a month, allowing two earned runs over six innings.
- Eickhoff gave up seven hits and two walks.
- Eickhoff struck out eight batters.
- It was the first time in three starts that Eickhoff has given up less than four runs.
- Mark Leiter mopped up the last two innings, and gave up two runs to put the game out of reach.
At The Plate
- The offense managed just one run on only four hits.
- Freddy Galvis drove in the lone run in the seventh inning.
- Cesar Hernandez went 0-3 with a walk.
- Odubel Herrera went 1-4 with a single.
- Aaron Altherr turned in an 0-4.
- Tommy Joseph served as the team’s DH, going 1-4.
- Michael Saunders went 0-4.
- Maikel Franco continues to hit sixth, and went 1-4 with a double, the team’s only extra base hit.
- Cameron Rupp went 0-3.
- Brock Stassi played first and went 0-3.
Final Thoughts
The Phillies just can’t figure out how to win games right now.
After starting the season 11-9, the team is just 3-13. If you remove their six-game winning streak from the equation, the team is just 8-22.
I don’t think they’re quite as bad as their record of late, but right now this is just a lost team that doesn’t have a lot of answers.
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