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.
So, we were right after all. It wasn't a joke, like Dubee and the media made it out to be when we questioned the lack of velocity. How does Charlie feel know when he left him continue pitching after he faced 9 batters in Atlanta? Charlie would have left Molina in the game, most likely, and Waimright would probably be pitching right now. Get Cholly outtahere before he destroys the whole team.— EL Zorro- I like Toyotas but this dealer is simply an idiot. Guy gets a sore shoulder and his career is over, right? Folks should have to pass an IQ test to be able to get online.
And no it wasn't just the heat, kilo. Have you been watching this year?!
I think sonnybuoy hit the nail on the head. Uncle Chol has no idea how to handle pitchers.— VicM - Burhime if you are saying Blanton and Kendrick are better than Lee you are completely nuts. Once Worley is healthy they won't be better than him. And if Doc doesn't miss any time they aren't better than him. Man a guy gets a sore shoulder and people go crazy.— lazyboy
- Qualls and Herndon....can anyone,anyone tell me why they are still on the phils,Buehler,Buehler,Buehler, anyone anyone???— Trot
- This was inevitable for Doc. No way he pitches the way he has this year without an underlying explanation. I'm wondering if his leaving the team for "personal reasons" could have been a secretive attempt to find an answer. Hopefully it is not that serious and Doc will take the time he needs to get his shoulder issue straightened out.— dasher
- I think anyone who's been watching closely has thought something's been wrong with Doc since spring training. He's headed for the DL for sure. The real question is how serious it is. Now the idea of trading guys like Blanton and Kendrick doesn't sound so good.
The other question is who will replace Doc? While Cloyd is pitching well I suspect it will be either Elarton or Bush who fills in. Once Worley is back, we'll only need Kendrick as a fill-in. It looks like Kendrick is going to get a lot of starts this year.
— s - Bush has a June 1 release option inhis minor league deal so it may well be him with Earlton the next in line and he is 5-1. Cloyd pitced well today in a no decision.
— DUDESKINS - A pro like Doc will never give the manager the ball. That's where the manager's judgment and decision making supersede that of the player- almost forgot we have a "players" manager which means we have no manager..........— Northcountry
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— EL Zorro 
I hope the health news on Doc will be positive. He has been a warrior for this ballclub, but hasn't pitched to his usual standards this season. It's time to start grooming Rollins as a utility infielder. He might as well get acquainted with other infield positions for the next 2 and a half seasons. Truly one of Ruben Amaro's worst moments as a GM, in resigning Rollins. Freddy Galvis might as well play everyday at his natural position of shortstop.— FreeCable4Ever- @s..... you are correct.....Elarton and Bush are down at LHV for just this reason.....Cloyd has a long way to go. There is no guarantee on Worley either. he could make 1 more start or all of them depending on what the bone chip allows him to do, so you can't count on him either.— Mark1npt
- Elarton has been pitching pretty well at LV and he had a good spring. I tend to think he'll get the call.
Worley is likely going to have to pitch in pain the rest of the year. So, yes -- very hard to predict what you can get out of him.— s - E-A-G-L-E-S— 658012
- I think Mark Input went to Johns Hopkins or believes he did. Wouldn't it be better to see how it plays out?— Don w
- Phillies players just love the DL. But don't think Doc is one of them. Its about time for Rollins to take some more time off. There is no reason to keep Rollins in the line up once Utley returns. Galvis will outhit and out glove Rollins. Get the players that don't want to play out of the line up.— Lets Eat
