Blue Jays Make Worm Meal out of Phillies in 3-Game Sweep

The Blue Jays pecked apart the Phillies in all aspects of the game throughout a 3-game sweep.  Today’s 6-2 loss was the bloodiest of the 3 as the Phillies seem to have laid down and accepted their fate.

Pitcher Kyle Kendrick started the game out by giving up back to back doubles to the Jays who took a 2-run lead in the 1st inning.  The massacre continued with Kendrick allowing 5 runs total over 6.1 innings.  Kendrick simply cannot repeat good pitches.  At one point, he had Jose Bautista down in an 0-2 count on two very sharp pitches.  But then he threw 4 straight balls and walked him.  There is no consistency and both Kendrick and the Phillies paid the price.

The only offense for the Phillies was 2 solo homers; one from Jim Thome and one from John Mayberry Jr.  Thome hit 4 homers during this road trip and Mayberry smashed 3.  Still, the rest of the team did little to help.  Of 8 hits today, 3 were Mayberry’s.  And Shane Victorino had 2 hits.  The excitement ends there.

Right now, the Phillies are a team with no answers.  They cannot hit; they cannot pitch; and with 11 errors on this 3-6 road trip, they cannot play defense either.  Yes, 11 errors in 9 games; you are not crazy, you read that right.

This has been about as much fun to watch as a 20-car pile-up on the freeway.  The Phillies have crashed and burned…repeatedly.

Monday is an off-day when, perhaps, some of these players can relax and clear their heads.  Tuesday they begin a 3-game series against the Rockies who are one of the few teams doing worse than the Phillies right now.  So that may be a small glimmer of hope…very, very small considering how things are going.  Cross your fingers…

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Kendrick photo by Jenn Zambri Photography