The Phillies have always had a tendency to make young starters look better than they really are. Last night was no exception. Cole pitched his A$$ off and deserved a better out come but all the offense could muster was 4 hits.
The inning that epitomizes the Phils struggles happened when Mayberry led off with a triple and Brown followed with a HBP. Revere comes up and swings at the first pitch hitting a weak ground ball to Inge. Mayberry was goin on contact and the play at home wasn't even close.
Kratz ended the rally with a DP and there you had it. Not to take anything away from Locke he pitched a decent game but no where near the performance that Cole put up. The Phillies offense with the exception of a few players continues to get themselves out. They swing at way to many pitches out of the strike zone and even in a cripple count they rarely square up a ball.
Again I am sure they are waiting on the line-up to be complete with Ruiz coming off suspension and D. Young rehabbing in Clearwater. While I think Young might help offensively I have major doubt he can play adequately in the OF.
At 9-12 the Phitins should aim to finish April at .500 or better. They need to take the series with the Bucs tonight and move on to Citi Field and take 2 of 3 from the Mets. Doable.
In other notes Biddle k'd 16 of 24 batters faced the other night. We all know he is the numero uno prospect in the system at age 21 in Reading he is making a case to be in Philly by 2014!
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