Phils Split Sunday Afternoon Games

In Clearwater, the Phillies defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 13-5 led by monstrous homers by Ryan Howard and Domonic Brown. In Sarasota, the rest of the Phils lost 12-3, where Kyle Kendrick (four) and Jeremy Horst (six) combined to give up 10 earned.

The Good

Well, Ryan Howard did this for the home squad:

The away team had fewer bright spots but John Mayberry went 2-4 and Michael Young and Freddy Galvis each hit a HR. Reliever Kyle Simon pitched a scoreless frame and Jake Diekman had five Ks in two innings.

The Areas of Opportunity

For the home squad? Not so many. Howard and Brown again man-handled lefty pitching, Utley looked like Utley, and Inciarte has the early makings of a keeper. For the away squad? The pitching completely fell apart. Horst just had an uncharacteristically bad day and struggled with command while Kendrick was the victim of two long balls.