During Spring Training Kyle Kendrick was vying for the fifth spot in the rotation. He obviously did not win that spot so he went down to LeHigh Valley to work on his change-up. Kendrick made a spot start today and he showed the Phillies that he has improved since Spring Training. Over seven 1/3 innings Kendrick just allowed two runs that came in the seventh off of an Anderson Hernandez two-run home run. Kendrick ran into problems in 2008 because he was unsuccessful of keeping his sinker down and the hitters were getting into favorable counts, which led to problems for Kendrick.
The Phillies got just enough runs to support themselves into today's game. Ben Francisco and Shane Victorino both hit home runs, and they got a very important insurance run in the eighth inning. Brad Lidge got the opportunity to close and he did get the save but it was not pretty. Lidge gave up two runs and he got out of the inning with a strikeout of Angel Pagan.
The Phillies have a game tonight at 8:05 to cap off the doubleheader. I will be attending the game but unfortunetly I will not be able to write a blog of the game. The up next will be for Tuesday's game against the Nationals.
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Phillies:Cliff Lee went 5-0 with a 0.68 ERA in his first five starts with the Phillies, but is 1-2 with a 9.60 ERA in his previous three. He allowed 10 hits, five runs, four earned runs and struck out four in seven-plus innings Wednesday in a victory over the Nationals at Nationals Park. Lee suffered some bad luck in that game. A missed double play cost him a run in the seventh, and an error cost him a run in the eighth. Regardless, the Phillies are hoping Lee gets back on track against the same team that got 10 hits against him last week.
Nationals:The Nationals have not announced a starting pitcher for Tuesday's game.
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