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Bad Pitching Drops Phils To 2-4

I didn’t watch today’s game against the Reds, as I was instead watching the San Francisco Giants’ AA club â€” the Connecticut Defenders â€” finish off the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in a cold, Eastern League contest. Judging by what I’ve seen from today’s Phils game, it seems the Defenders would give our boys a run for their money.

The Phils lost 8-2 as both Brett Myers and Clay Condrey looked bad. It was Myers’ second consecutive poor start; he gave up home runs to Ken Griffey Jr. and Jeff Keppinger to raise his ERA to 6.30. Supposedly Myers was trying to throw breaking junk most of the game; no Brett, just rear back and bring out the heat. That’s why you’re good.

Clay Condrey reverted back to career norms with a horrible sixth inning, giving up four runs and raising his ERA to 9.82. But there was a positive â€” Brad Lidge got his first action in as a Phillie, striking out Griffey during a 1-2-3 eighth inning.

Pat Burrell and Jimmy Rollins drove in the runs against 24-year-old Edinson Volquez, and Chase Utley continued his fine hitting against Cincinnati, going 2-for-4.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.