Complete-game loss
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Complete-game loss
Matt Gelb, Inquirer Staff Writer
ATLANTA -- Roy Halladay has thrown two complete games in a row only to lose both. In the last five years, that has happened to three pitchers.
Two of them, of course, are currently Phillies.
| Rk | Strk Start | End | Games | W | L | GS | CG | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | Tm | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Halladay | 2008-04-17 | 2008-04-29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25.2 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 3.51 | TOR |
| 2 | Roy Halladay | 2011-05-10 | 2011-05-15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 2.25 | PHI |
| 3 | Johan Santana | 2010-08-17 | 2010-08-22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 3.38 | NYM |
| 4 | Roy Oswalt | 2006-06-30 | 2006-07-05 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.12 | HOU |
As I wrote in today's game story, poor run support is something Halladay probably thought he left behind in Toronto. In that three-game stretch during the 2008 season when Halladay threw three straight complete games for the Blue Jays, his team scored four runs while allowing 10.
In this current two-game stretch, Halladay has allowed five runs. The Phillies have scored three times.
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The game story was about the little things that cost Halladay but could have been masked by a halfway decent offense. A reader email from Greg Bonner pointed out another little thing I missed:
In the third inning, the only inning the Phillies had more than one hit, Halladay failed to lay down a bunt. That likely cost the Phillies a run.
Carlos Ruiz was still on first when Michael Martinez hit a two-out single to right-center. If Ruiz is on second, he probably scores there.
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Chase Utley was 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in a single-A Clearwater rehab game Sunday. More importantly, he played nine innings in the field for the first time. No word yet on what his plan for today is.
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Unless the offense if given a MAJOR overhaul, we will not make it out of the first round of the playoffs, no matter how good the pitching is.— AlanA- This team has become the 2010 San Francisco Giants. They have great pitching and lack a real offense. The major difference is that the Giants came up with clutch hits when they needed to, and the Phillies have not done that consistently.— Penfold18
- At this pace, they won't even make the playoffs. Marlins will win the division. Rockies or Giants will be Wild Card. Phillies go home after the season and get well for next year.— sonnybuoy01
- I guess it isn't really ALL about pitching. Phils won that World Series with decent pitching.....but they HIT and played small ball very well.— Jeffritoe
- I guess it isn't really ALL about pitching. Phils won that World Series with decent pitching.....but they HIT and played small ball very well.— Jeffritoe
- Mwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah. First place you idiots!— Tozmanian
- They haven't played anyone Jabroni— attila
- look at those other teams and see what they all had in common..none of them went on to win anything. toronto was terrible for a while, same with houston in 08 and the mets....phils last year obviously couldnt make it back to the WS. lack of offense is a problem. if you blow two shutout games in the regular season by your pitcher what do you think will happen in the postseason. which is why none of those teams on the list never won anything despite having complete game performances by their pitchers. not good. also they have a losing record against winning teams. have mostly beat last place teams like the nationals/mets/padres. they have about a 10% chance to win it all and thats it. too much hype. oldest team in the majors and its a long season...does not favor them but the younger teams..I believe they CAN win but I think there is just too much hype and it might not happen this year.— CharlieGarner25
- I don't get all the teeth gnashing here. It sucks to lose to a division opponent but the season is a marathon. we weren't in first until late August last year. We'll get all our horses back before August, roll to the east crown and go from there.— Mike in LA
- What are the odds that this team could go the last nine game without a single win by the "Fab Four"...— stan the man too
- "The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year." - John Foster Dulles
The Phils have exactly the same problem they had last year and Milt Thompson, the batting coach was fired. Leadership (Amaro) has failed. He should be replaced.
— Xyzzyx - These posters would want us to believe that they're this upset at a baseball game. We know better.
I can remember Jim Bunning losing a lot of 1-0, 2-1, 3-2 games in his years with the Phillies after 1964, when the offense was inconsistent. He won 19 games three or four times, matched up against the likes of Gibson, Drysdale, Koufax, Marichal a lot. With this offense, and Charlie's reluctance to take Halladay off the hill, he may end up losing a bunch of close games. If the trend continues I strongly advocate moving back the fences at CBP and accept that Phillies have a team very much like the 60's Dodgers.— retzlaff - A solid, consistent right-handed batter is needed— shawnmac
- No different than last year. The offense was terrible then, and the pitching was well above average in the playoffs, and the Giants still knocked them off. Need some timely, clutch hitters in here or the pitching will be wasted. Still the best record in baseball though, and early in the year. I have faith in Amaro to make the proper decisions when the time comes!— vvvmetallicavvv
- "At this pace, they won't even make the playoffs. Marlins will win the division. Rockies or Giants will be Wild Card. Phillies go home after the season and get well for next year."
This is a really, really whiny opinion. And it's WRONG too. If the Phillies keep up their current pace, they will REPEAT AS HAVING THE BEST RECORD IN BASEBALL.— NickFromGermantown
