Game Recap:
The Phillies couldn't get back on the winning side of the game tonight, as they dropped their fourth straight game in interleague play.
What went right?
Jayson Werth went 2-4 with two RBI.
John Mayberry Jr. was 2-4 with a double.
Shane Victorino went 1-2 with two walks and a run scored.
Antonio Bastardo didn't pitch poorly, allowing four runs in six innings while striking out five and walking none.
What went wrong?
Jimmy Rollins was 0-3.
Chase Utley was 0-5.
Pedro Feliz went 0-4.
Jack Taschner got shelled, again. He gave up three runs in two innings on five hits. He struck out one and walked one.
Game Analysis:
Ok, this has to end, right now. I was ok with dropping a few games to Boston, because they're the freaking Red Sox. Now, the Phillies have lost four games in a row, to three no name pitchers from the Blue Jays, and one to the last place Baltimore Orioles. If the team is pitching well, then the bats go cold. If they're hitting well, the bullpen or starting pitching falls apart. If they're getting good pitching and hitting, then the defense lets them down. This doesn't feel like the same kind of swoon that the Phils got into at this point last year. This feels like something different, and I don't like it.
The Orioles are not supposed to come into Philadelphia and win this easily. Hell, they're not supposed to win here at all. The fans need to start getting on this team again, because the World Series honeymoon is over, as far as I'm concerned. When the pitching staff starts getting lit up by guys like Adam Jones, Matt Wieters and Nolan Reimold, and the lineup gets shut down by Rich Hill, who had an ERA over 5.50 going into tonight, something has to be done. This team needs a swift kick in the ass before the Mets run past us so fast, they leave a dust version of themselves, like in the old cartoons.
Ugh...this is frustrating right now. What happened to my championship Phillies?
Tomorrow, J.A. Happ (4-0, 3.53 ERA) tries his hand at getting the Phils back where they should be, as he faces Brad Bergesen (4-2, 3.79 ERA). Come on Phillies, just win one.
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