Halladay leaves after two innings
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Halladay leaves after two innings
Bob Brookover, Inquirer Baseball Columnist
ST. LOUIS -- What started as the most pleasant of series for the Phillies took a seriously wrong turn Sunday when Roy Halladay had to leave his start against the St. Louis Cardinals after just two innings.
The team announced in the fifth inning that he left as a precaution because of right shoulder soreness. He will be reevaluated in the next couple of days.
Halladay, 4-4 with a 3.58 ERA coming into the game, labored through the first inning, throwing 26 pitches and allowing his second grand slam of the month, placing the Phillies in a 4-0 hole. Yadier Molina hit the two-out grand slam after the Cardinals had loaded the bases on two singles and a walk to David Freese.
The grand slam came on a 92 m.p.h. fastball. Halladay returned in the second inning and retired the Cardinals in order on 10 pitches, but it was clear something was wrong when lefthander Joe Savery started warming in the bullpen as the Phillies hit in the top of the third inning.
Halladay's ERA now sits at 3.98, the highest it has been this late in a season since 2007 when he was with Toronto.
Looks like Cloyd will get his major league debut. I hope it's not too serious with Halladay, but he's way off this season.— Repubrebirth
Comment removed.- Drabek is 4-5 with a 4.55 ERA and today he gave up 9 runs in 3 innings before they yanked him. Do you watch baseball at all?
— DUDESKINS - Comment removed.
- You are a moron. — BirdinParadise
@slade1955, I agree. The Fightins are absolutely horrendous! No need to have Amaro lead us down his primose path of lies because he is scared to go get a big bat! Trade whoever you have to Rueben, these Phils STINK!!!- Shoulder soreness varies, but as your average Phillie fan thinks he is done. Oh my god, the sky is falling. If, like James said, it is either a slight tear in the labrum or the labrum is simply inflamed, 2-4 weeks should do the trick. If the labrum has more than a slight tear, 60 day DL. If the Rotator Cuff is affected, all bets are off. If he was throwing 92 MPH, chances are very high that it is a mild-average strain of the labrum, which doesn't necessitate Phillie fans' dire straits. The team is 4 games out, now 4.5 and it is May...relax people, deep breath.— BirdinParadise
- ok how about this kyle drabek for halladay straight up ;-)
— malco49 - WHAA WHAA WHAA! Btw Phils...Get ready for a series against a young Mets team who is out to prove everyone wrong....including you loser fans!— MRD
- @MRD - Thanks and welcome to the discussion. Please feel free to post additional content over the next few days so we can make fun of you. Best,
— Sam Crow - Hmmmmm.Shoulder? How about the team's attempt to save Halladay the embarrassment of wimping out on another hot day? Any team that hides so much from the public (Utley? Hpward?) is more than capable of some PR deception...don't ya think?— gentian
- Our current three best pitchers are all guys that were here in 2008; Hamels, Blanton, Kendrick. Just sayin'— burholme
- There is no crying in baseball. Just look forward to the next guy getting a chance.— road515
- This is par for the course when you have the oldest team in baseball! How much salary does the GM have tied up in the DL already?— Dull
- Toyota cars suck, I hope people don't buy that overpriced junk. I will never buy one.— road515
