After an encouraging five-game winning streak, Philadelphia Phillies has dropped two consecutive
in losses to the Colorado Rockies and san francisco giantsthis phillies Go without a hit in 22 at-bats with the runner in scoring position
this phillies Will bounce back at halftime in three-game series against hosts giants tuesday night
The runners went 0 for 14 in Sunday’s 4-0 loss to Denver, phillies Going 0 for 8 in a 6-3 setback at San Francisco on Monday
“We have some opportunities,” phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “In the end, we didn’t switch runners in the scoring position.
If they were to start a new streak, phillies must also improve defense
On Monday, Bryson Stout made the first error of his career as a second baseman, throwing a ball over the bag. Right fielder Nick Castellanos threw a fly ball that was later ruled a sacrifice fly.Both turnovers led to a six-game winning streak in the second inning giants
Thomson said of Stott, who had played 84 career games at second base before his initial blunder, “He played great; just one of them popped out of his glove.”
Stott added, “I just missed it.”
this phillies Tuesday will pull things together behind right-hander Zack Wheeler (3-2, 3.80 ERA)
In Wheeler’s most recent start against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, he allowed just three hits and one run in seven innings. He struck out seven and walked one without a decision.
“It feels good,” Wheeler said after the outing. “Shoot like I can and the defense backs me up.”
Wheeler is 2-2 with a 3.54 ERA in eight career starts against giantswho drafted him in the first round of the 2009 draft
San Francisco came back with a confidence-boosting win after losing three straight to the Arizona Diamondbacks to end a four-game series in Phoenix phillies on Monday
Michael Conforto continues his latest revival giants, contributed two hits, including a three-run homer.In his past four games, he’s batting .168 and going 7-for-15 with three homers and five RBIs
Conforto was wrestling with the plate when he realized he had to put in the extra time in the cage.
“It’s nice to see some hard work pay off,” Conforto said in a postgame interview on NBC Sports Bay Area. “That was a big home run. … It was a great team effort. Nice to get a win.”
The four-game surge lifted Conforto’s scoring average to .205.
“It’s huge, especially when I’m trying to pull back and not swing as hard and the ball goes out of the park,” Conforto said. “Just want to watch for a while.”
He’ll try to give more support to right-hander Alex Cobb (3-1, 1.70 ERA), who has the best ERA in the National League, on Tuesday. Cobb has two starts this month, hitting seven home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers on May 6 and then going scoreless for 7 1/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. .
Cobb is 1-1 with a 2.37 ERA in three career starts phillies
this giants Outfielder York Pederson was placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday due to a right hand injury. Pedersen missed nine games in April due to a right wrist ailment. Mike Yastrzemski returns from hamstring disease, leaves Illinois to fill roster hole
–Field-level media