The Philadelphia Phillies lost their fourth straight game on Tuesday night, falling to the Rockies 8-2. Their record drops to 15-28.
On The Mound
- Zach Eflin was lit up for the second straight start. Eflin gave up eight runs on 10 hits and two walks over six innings.
- Eflin surrendered three homers. His ERA has shot up to 5.36.
- Mark Leiter took over in the seventh and pitched two scoreless innings.
- Hector Neris got some work in with a scoreless ninth.
At The Plate
- For the second straight night, the offense managed next to nothing, scoring just two runs.
- Andres Blanco got a start at third, and drove in the team’s only run.
- Andrew Knapp hit a solo homer in the ninth.
- Cesar Hernandez went 1-5 with a single.
- Freddy Galvis hit second and went 0-5.
- Aaron Altherr went 2-4 with a couple of singles.
- Tommy Joseph went 1-3 with a single.
- Odubel Herrera went 2-4 with a double.
- Ty Kelly started in left and went 0-4.
Final Thoughts
What an improvement!
The Phillies doubled their offensive output from a night ago.
What a mess.
Two straight home games where the Phillies have been utterly humiliated, losing to the Rockies by a combined score of 16-3.
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