Phillies skid continues

The Phillies losing streak continued on Friday 10-3. Andrew Carpenter gave up four runs and could not even record a single out in a 10-3 loss to the Reds. The Phillies are now 0-3, although luckily these games don't really count. Pablo Ozuna hit a homerun for the Phillies, the lone bright spot(other then the bullpen(well sort of...)) on offense. J.C. Romero, Ryan Madson, and Dave Borkowski all pitched one or more scoreless innings. Daryl Thompson picked up the win for the Reds. Joey Votto also had a home run for the Reds. The Phillies will try again to snap their losing streak when the Devil Rays come to Clearwater. The game will be televised nationally by MLB Network.

Box Score:

PHILADELPHIA (3) AT CINCINNATI (10)

PHILADELPHIA     AB  R  H BI  CINCINNATI       AB  R  H BI
S Victorino cf    3  1  2  0  W Taveras cf      2  1  0  0
J Ellison cf      2  0  1  0  N Hopper ph-cf    2  0  1  0
J Donald 3b       2  1  0  0  J HairstonJr. ss  1  1  0  1
A Hewitt 3b       2  0  0  0  P Janish ph-ss    2  0  1  0
R Ibanez lf       2  0  1  1  J Votto 1b        2  2  2  2
J Mayberry lf     0  0  0  0  K Barker 1b       2  1  1  0
M Stairs dh       3  0  0  0  J Francisco 3b    3  1  1  1
M Cairo ph-dh     1  0  0  0  A Rosales 3b      2  1  0  0
G Dobbs 1b        2  0  1  1  J Gomes rf        3  0  2  2
A Tracy 1b        1  0  0  0  W Castillo rf     2  0  0  0
G Jenkins rf      3  0  0  0  C Dickerson lf    1  0  0  0
C Walker rf       1  0  0  0  D McDonald lf     0  1  0  0
P Ozuna 2b        3  1  2  1  J Keppinger 2b    3  0  0  0
M Giles 2b        1  0  0  0  L Bolivar 2b      1  1  1  2
O Chavez ss       3  0  0  0  R Hernandez c     2  0  0  0
J Velandia ss     1  0  0  0  R Hanigan ph-c    2  0  1  2
L Marson c        3  0  0  0  W Bankston dh     0  1  0  0
P Hoover c        1  0  0  0  D Ward ph-dh      2  0  0  0
A Carpenter p     0  0  0  0  B Arroyo p        0  0  0  0
A Bastardo p      0  0  0  0  M Maloney p       0  0  0  0
J Romero p        0  0  0  0  D Thompson p      0  0  0  0
R Madson p        0  0  0  0  R Flores p        0  0  0  0
S Escalona p      0  0  0  0  D Herrera p       0  0  0  0
D Borkowski p     0  0  0  0  P Viola p         0  0  0  0
TOTALS           34  3  7  3  TOTALS           32 10 10 10

PHILADELPHIA              101 100 000 --  3
CINCINNATI                410 100 40x -- 10

E--J Romero, J Velandia. LOB--PHILADELPHIA 8,
CINCINNATI 7. 2B--J Gomes 2, J Francisco, L
Bolivar, S Victorino 2, R Ibanez. HR--J Votto 1
(1) (off A Bastardo), P Ozuna 1 (1) (off M
Maloney). SB--W Taveras 1 (1). CS--C Dickerson.
SF--J HairstonJr..
                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
PHILADELPHIA
A Carpenter (L,0-1)                0   3   4   4   3   0   0
A Bastardo                         2   1   1   1   1   2   1
J Romero                           2   0   1   0   3   0   0
R Madson                           1   1   0   0   0   1   0
S Escalona                     1 1-3   4   4   3   1   1   0
D Borkowski                    1 2-3   1   0   0   0   2   0
CINCINNATI
B Arroyo                           2   2   1   1   1   0   0
M Maloney                          2   3   2   2   2   1   1
D Thompson (W,1-0)                 2   1   0   0   0   0   0
R Flores                           1   1   0   0   1   2   0
D Herrera                          1   0   0   0   0   1   0
P Viola                            1   0   0   0   0   1   0

SO--PHI: G Jenkins, A Tracy, A Hewitt, C Walker,
P Hoover. CIN: J HairstonJr., C Dickerson, A
Rosales, J Gomes, W Castillo, D Ward. BB--PHI: R
Ibanez, J Donald, G Dobbs, J Mayberry. CIN: C
Dickerson 2, W Bankston 2, W Taveras, J
HairstonJr., D McDonald, J Votto. T--2:55.
A--4,223.

Phillies drop second game to Jays

The Phillies lost 6-2 to the Blue Jays on Thursday. The Phils remain winless in spring play(0-2). Carlos Carrasco and J.A. Happ both pitched two scoreless innings but Justin Lehr gave up two runs and then Blaine Neal gave up four and he was hit with the loss. The Phillies were yet to muster some offense only scoring two runs and their only multiple base hit was a double by John Mayberry. The Phillies finished with only six hits while the Jays also only had 6 hits, but they were able to hit two home runs( Travis Snider (1, 5th inning off Lehr, 0 on, 0 out), Jason Lane (1, 5th inning off Lehr, 0 on, 0 out). Billy Murphy picked up the win for the Jays pitching a scoreless inning. The Phillies will head to the Reds(1-1) Ed Smith Stadium to try and get their first win. The game will start at 12:05 pm and the audio for the game will be available online at mlb.com. (Source: MLB.com)

Box Score:

TORONTO (6) AT PHILADELPHIA (2)

TORONTO          AB  R  H BI  PHILADELPHIA     AB  R  H BI
M Scutaro ss      3  0  0  0  J Rollins ss      3  0  1  1
A Sanchez ss      0  1  0  0  M Cairo ss        1  0  0  0
J Inglett 2b      3  0  0  0  J Donald 3b       3  0  0  0
B Emaus 2b        0  1  0  0  M Cervenak 3b     0  0  0  0
J Bautista 3b     3  0  1  0  R Ibanez lf       3  0  0  0
S Campbell 3b     1  1  1  3  J Slayden lf      1  0  0  0
M Barrett c       2  0  0  0  R Howard dh       3  0  0  0
B Jeroloman c     1  0  0  0  E Bruntlett ph-dh 1  0  0  0
T Snider rf       3  1  1  1  J Mayberry rf     3  1  1  0
A Loewen rf       1  0  1  1  G Dobbs 1b        3  0  1  1
J Lane lf         2  1  1  1  A Tracy 1b        1  0  1  0
R Adams lf        2  0  0  0  M Giles 2b        2  0  0  0
J Arencibia dh    4  0  0  0  P Ozuna 2b        1  0  1  0
D Cooper 1b       2  0  0  0  J Ellison cf      3  1  1  0
R Ruiz 1b         1  1  1  0  C Walker cf       1  0  0  0
W Lydon cf        2  0  0  0  C Ruiz c          1  0  0  0
S Shoffit cf      2  0  0  0  R Paulino c       1  0  0  0
S Richmond p      0  0  0  0  C Carrasco p      0  0  0  0
B Bullington p    0  0  0  0  J Happ p          0  0  0  0
F Castro p        0  0  0  0  J Lehr p          0  0  0  0
B Murphy p        0  0  0  0  G Majewski p      0  0  0  0
L Perez p         0  0  0  0  B Neal p          0  0  0  0
R Santos p        0  0  0  0  Y Bazardo p       0  0  0  0
TOTALS           32  6  6  6  TOTALS           31  2  6  2

TORONTO                   000 020 040 --  6
PHILADELPHIA              001 001 000 --  2

E--J Inglett. DP--TORONTO 1, PHILADELPHIA 2.
LOB--TORONTO 3, PHILADELPHIA 7. 2B--J Mayberry, S
Campbell, R Ruiz. HR--T Snider 1 (1) (off J Lehr),
J Lane 1 (1) (off J Lehr). SB--J Ellison 1 (1).
                                  IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
 TORONTO
S Richmond                         2   0   0   0   0   1   0
B Bullington                       2   2   1   1   2   4   0
F Castro                           2   2   1   1   0   0   0
B Murphy (W,1-0)                   1   0   0   0   0   1   0
L Perez                            1   0   0   0   1   1   0
R Santos                           1   2   0   0   0   2   0
 PHILADELPHIA
C Carrasco                         2   0   0   0   0   3   0
J Happ                             2   1   0   0   0   1   0
J Lehr                             1   2   2   2   0   0   2
G Majewski                         2   0   0   0   0   2   0
B Neal (L,0-1)                   2-3   2   4   4   2   0   0
Y Bazardo                      1 1-3   1   0   0   1   1   0

WP--B Neal, F Castro. HBP--J Mayberry by S
Richmond, R Paulino by B Murphy, B Jeroloman by Y
Bazardo. SO--TOR: M Scutaro 2, J Inglett, J Lane,
J Arencibia, J Bautista, W Lydon. PHI: R Howard 2,
J Ellison 2, J Donald, J Mayberry, R Paulino, G
Dobbs, E Bruntlett. BB--TOR: A Sanchez, R Ruiz, B
Emaus. PHI: M Giles, C Ruiz, M Cervenak. T--2:27.
A--5,795.

Phillies drop spring opener to Bucs

On Wed. the Phils opened up their Spring Training season with a loss to the Pirates, 8-2. Jamie Moyer opened up the game strong with two scoreless innings for the Phils. But after the Pirates got on the board in the 3rd inning it began to get ugly. Joe Bisenius got hit with the loss giving up four runs on two hits including a home run to Shelby Ford. In the fifth Phillies hurler Scott Nestor gave up three runs making the score 8-1 Bucs. The Phillies could only muster one more run the rest of the game and lost it by a score of 8-2. For the Phillies the lone offensive bright spot was Jeremy Slayden, who had 2 hits including a double. The Phils only had 7 hits. Dave Borkowski, Jake Woods, and Mike Koplove,a Philly native, all pitched one scoreless inning for the Phillies. For the Pirates Donald Veal got the win pitching a scoreless inning. The Phillies next game will be tomorrow at Bright House Works Field against the Toronto Blue Jays at 12:05 pm Central time. Come back tomorrow for that recap and box score.


Box Score:

PHILADELPHIA (2) AT PITTSBURGH (8)

PHILADELPHIA     AB  R  H BI  PITTSBURGH       AB  R  H BI
J Rollins SS      2  1  1  0  N Morgan LF       2  1  1  0
J Furmaniak SS    2  0  0  0  J Salazar PH-LF   3  0  0  0
S Victorino CF    2  0  0  0  F Sanchez 2B      2  0  2  1
J Ellison CF      2  0  0  0  S Ford PH-2B      3  1  1  3
R Ibanez LF       2  0  1  1  N McLouth CF      2  0  0  0
J Slayden LF      2  1  2  0  A McCutchen PH-CF 2  0  0  0
R Howard 1B       2  0  0  0  R Doumit C        2  0  0  0
G Dobbs 1B        2  0  1  0  R Diaz PH-C       2  1  1  0
G Jenkins RF      1  0  1  0  Ad LaRoche 1B     2  0  0  0
J Mayberry PR-RF  2  0  1  1  S Pearce 1B       1  1  1  1
M Stairs DH       1  0  0  0  C Monroe DH       1  1  0  0
A Tracy PH-DH     2  0  0  0  P Alvarez PH-DH   1  0  0  0
J Donald 2B       1  0  0  0  B Moss RF         0  1  0  0
M Giles 2B        2  0  0  0  E Hinske PH-RF    1  0  0  0
E Bruntlett 3B    2  0  0  0  R Vazquez 3B      1  1  0  0
A Hewitt PH-3B    2  0  0  0  N Walker PH-3B    2  0  0  1
C Coste C         1  0  0  0  J Wilson SS       2  0  1  1
R Paulino C       1  0  0  0  A Machado PR-SS   2  1  1  1
L Marson C        1  0  0  0
TOTALS           32  2  7  2  TOTALS           31  8  8  8

PHILADELPHIA              001 000 001 --  2
PITTSBURGH                001 430 00x --  8
DP--PHILADELPHIA 1, PITTSBURGH 2.
LOB--PHILADELPHIA 6, PITTSBURGH 6. 2B--J Slayden,
S Pearce, F Sanchez. HR--S Ford 1 (1) (off J
Bisenius).
                             IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
PHILADELPHIA
J Moyer                            2   1   0   0   2   2   0
J Blanton                          1   2   1   1   0   2   0
J Bisenius (L,0-1)                 1   2   4   4   2   1   1
S Nestor                           1   3   3   3   2   0   0
D Borkowski                        1   0   0   0   0   0   0
J Woods                            1   0   0   0   1   1   0
M Koplove                          1   0   0   0   0   2   0
PITTSBURGH
C Bootcheck                        1   0   0   0   0   1   0
M Capps                            1   0   0   0   3   1   0
R Sanchez                          1   2   1   1   0   0   0
D Veal (W,1-0)                     1   1   0   0   0   0   0
R Uviedo                           1   0   0   0   0   0   0
J Mateo                            1   1   0   0   0   1   0
C Hansen                           1   0   0   0   0   2   0
E Meek                             1   0   0   0   0   1   0
J Chavez                           1   3   1   1   0   2   0

WP--J Woods. SO--PHI: M Giles 2, S Victorino, A
Hewitt, R Howard, J Mayberry, A Tracy, J
Furmaniak. PIT: Ad LaRoche 2, A Machado, P
Alvarez, S Ford, J Salazar, R Vazquez, N McLouth.
BB--PHI: M Stairs, J Donald, G Jenkins. PIT: C
Monroe 2, B Moss 2, S Pearce, E Hinske, R Vazquez.
T--2:40. A--3,991.

Feliz may not be ready for Opening Day

As reported by Beerleaguer, who has a great Phillies blog , Phillies 3rd Baseman Pedro Feliz may not be ready for Opening Day. Comcast's Leslie Gudel updated Feliz's progress tonight on SportsNight and quoted manager Charlie Manuel on CSNPhilly.com. "It's gonna be close," Manuel told Gudel. "We'll see what our trainers say." Feliz, who arrived in camp today, said Gudel. Other Options to replace him may be Nomar Garciapara, who the Phils have been close to signing lately but it just hasn't happened yet. UT Miguel Cairo have also be another option. If I am a Phillies fan, which I am, I am hoping he will be ready becasue honestly I don't like the other options.

Phillies Spring Training Notes 2/19/09

Phillies and Mets trash talks heat up: After Cole Hamels called the Mets "choke artists" in December on a New York Radio station, the annual Mets-Phillies trash talks are heating up. It all started with Jimmy Rollins two years ago and has been going strong so far. Both times though the Mets did choke and the Phillies prevailed and of course last year winning the World Series. Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez on Saturday called the Mets the team to beat in the NL East. Carlos Beltran also said that in 2008, but unlike Rollins, he couldn't deliver. Beltran kiddingly told New York reporters Tuesday that Cole Hamels, "will be watched every time he faces us and hopefully we kill him. Then he has to deal with the situation." Source phillies.com
Utley still hopeful for Opening Day: Phils' second baseman Chase Utley is still hopeful of playing on Opening Day. Utley had to a hip surgically repaired over the offseason.
Hamels not worries over SI cover jinx: Next week when you pick up a Sports Illustrated Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels will be on it. There is a jinx for the SI cover after many players did not play well or got injured shortly after being on the cover. Hamels however is not worried about it and says as long as he is not on the Madden NFL game cover he is fine. I agree with him.

2009 Spring Training Schedule

FEBRUARY

OPPONENT

TIME (ET)

Wed, Feb 25

@ Pittsburgh

L,8-2

Thu, Feb 26

Toronto

L,6-2

Fri, Feb 27

@ Cincinnati

L,10-3

Sat, Feb 28

Tampa Bay

W,12-5

Sun, Mar 1

@ Atlanta

W,7-3

Mon, Mar 2

@ Toronto

W,12-7

Wed, Mar 4

Canada

1:05 PM

Thu, Mar 5

United States

12:05 PM

Fri, Mar 6

@ Toronto

7:05 PM

Sat, Mar 7

Detroit

1:05 PM

Sun, Mar 8

@ Atlanta

1:05 PM

Mon, Mar 9

Cincinnati

1:05 PM

Wed, Mar 11

Atlanta

1:05 PM

Thu, Mar 12

@ Tampa Bay

1:05 PM

Fri, Mar 13

Pittsburgh

1:05 PM

Sat, Mar 14

@ Houston

1:05 PM

Sun, Mar 15

St. Louis

1:05 PM

Mon, Mar 16

@ NY Yankees

1:15 PM

Tue, Mar 17

Cincinnati

1:05 PM

Wed, Mar 18

Toronto

1:05 PM

Thu, Mar 19

@ Florida

1:05 PM

Fri, Mar 20

@ St. Louis

1:05 PM

Sat, Mar 21

Minnesota

1:05 PM

Sun, Mar 22

@ Boston

1:05 PM

Mon, Mar 23

NY Yankees

1:05 PM

Tue, Mar 24

@ Toronto

1:05 PM

Thu, Mar 26

NY Yankees

1:05 PM

Fri, Mar 27

@ Houston

1:05 PM

Sat, Mar 28

@ Pittsburgh

1:05 PM

Sun, Mar 29

Boston

1:05 PM

Mon, Mar 30

Houston

1:05 PM

Tue, Mar 31

Toronto

7:05 PM

Wed, Apr 1

@ NY Yankees

1:15 PM

Thu, Apr 2

Washington

1:05 PM

Fri, Apr 3

Tampa Bay

7:05 PM

Sat, Apr 4

Tampa Bay

1:05 PM

Pitchers and Catchers Report

On Saturday all of the Phils pitchers and catchers reported to Spring Training in Clearwater,FL at Bright House Works Complex also home to the Phillies 'A' affiliate the Clearwater Thrashers. The rest of last year's world champions will join them on them in the next few days. Here are some notes from Day 1 in Clearwater:
Micheal Zagurski was back after having Tommy-John surgery. Although he wants and is trying to make the team realistically
The Phillies signed 34-year old Miguel Cairo who played with the Mariners last year to a minor league contract. He is a long shot to make the team, but with Chase Utley's Opening Day status in question he'll have an opportunity to prove himself this spring. He will join the team tomorrow. (Philly.com)
The Phillies tabbed Cole Hamels the Opening Day starter. Hamels was the 2008 World Series MVP
The Phillies first Spring Training Game in the Grapefruit League will be on February 25,2009 against the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1:05 pm eastern time. Full schedule listed below.