Phillies Recap: Blue Jays-7, Phillies-1

Game Recap:
The Blue Jays jumped all over the Phillies early, scoring four runs in the first two innings as they coasted to their second straight win.

What went right?

Not a whole lot.

Shane Victorino was 2-4.

Jayson Werth went 1-4 with a home run and the only RBI for the Phils.

What went wrong?

Jamie Moyer was shelled, allowing six runs in six innings on ten hits. He struck out six and walked two.

Jimmy Rollins was 0-4.

Chase Utley was 0-4.

Raul Ibanez went 0-3.

The Phillies struck out 12 times and walked only three against a young pitcher, and only one of those walks came against him.

Game Analysis:

After losing a game they should have won last night, the Phillies came out tonight and looked flat. Jamie Moyer got knocked around right out of the gate, and it was all downhill from there. Scott Richmond just dominated the Phillies tonight, making it two games in a row that the Phils couldn't find an answer for a young pitcher. The offense has looked jumpy ever since interleague play started, and I don't know if it's because they're facing American League pitchers or not, but I don't like it. The strikeouts are starting to pile up, and this is not the Phillies team that just got back from a great road trip.

Ever since the Phillies got back to Citizens Bank Park, they have not looked good. The pitching has been off again, and the offense, with the exception of Sunday, hasn't been great. Even Raul Ibanez is struggling right now, and that's certainly not a good thing, since he's been the driving force in the offense for most of the first half of the season. Something has to happen, and soon, for this team to get back together. They've got interleague games until the end of June, so they can't go through the same rough patch that they did last year. These wins have got to start coming again.

Tomorrow, Joe Blanton (4-3, 5.17 ERA) goes against Brad Mills, who is making his Major League debut. This is the third young pitcher in a row Toronto has thrown at the Phillies...maybe they can at least beat up on one of them.