The Philadelphia Phillies lost their second straight game on Saturday afternoon, falling to the Mets 7-6. Their record drops to 26-53.
On The Mound
- Jeremy Hellickson started and pitched 6.1 innings, and gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks.
- Pat Neshek came on, and gave up runs for just the second time all season, surrendering three runs on three hits, including a home run.
- Hoby Milner got the first two outs of the eighth.
- Joaquin Benoit got the final out of the eighth.
At The Plate
- The offense put up six runs on 10 hits.
- Tommy Joseph turned in a big game, going 2-4 with a three-run homer in the seventh, and had four RBI’s on the day.
- Odubel Herrera went 0-5 at the top of the order, striking out three times.
- Freddy Galvis went 2-5 with a couple of singles.
- Aaron Altherr went 2-4 with a double and a walk.
- Nick Williams went 1-3 with a single and a walk in his second start.
- Maikel Franco went 0-4.
- Ty Kelly started at second and went 1-4 with a single.
- Cameron Rupp went 1-4 with a single.
Final Thoughts
Jeremy Hellickson didn’t hurt his trade value with his start today, but he probably didn’t help it either. It was a fairly mediocre start for the righthander.
Pat Neshek, however, may dealt a blow to what value he has by imploding in the seventh inning. It’s somewhat fitting that as the calendar turns to July, the month of the trade deadline, that Neshek would begin to take a step back. Certainly, it was bound to happen at some point, but the Phils have to hope that this doesn’t send him in to a funk, and take away whatever chance they had to get something back for him.
