Gameday: Phillies (73-72) at Astros (46-99)
Posted by Amanda Orr, Sat, September 15, 2012 06:44 PM | Comments: 44
2012 Gameday, Posts
Philadelphia Phillies (73-72) at Houston Astros (46-99)
Kyle Kendrick (9-10, 3.83) vs. Dallas Keuchel (1-7, 5.35)
Time: 7:05 p.m at Minute Maid Park
Weather: Chance of Storms (Retractable Roof), 82
TV:Comcast Sportsnet
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The Phillies are three games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the Wild Card. The Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers won last night, meaning the Phillies gained a little ground. The Phillies will try to give the Astros their 100th loss of the season tonight.
What else can we say about Kyle Kendrick? He had a rough start to the year, but has been fantastic lately. He hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down. In his last six starts, he is 5-1 with a 1.49 ERA.
While Kendrick is riding a hot streak, his counterpart is in the midst of a slump. Dallas Keuchel won his Major League debut in June, but is 0-7 with a 6.35 ERA since. He has a 1.54 WHIP and allows 9.7 hits per nine innings. The Phillies were able to drive runners home last night with their offensive outburst, and they need to do the same tonight as the opposing pitcher gives up a lot of baserunners.
Your Gameday Beer – Two Jokers Double-Wit
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GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 319 Ian Riccaboni
Are we in must-win territory yet? I think we may be!
Go Phils!
Posted: 06:49 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 Devin
We’ve been in must-win territory since the All-Star Break.
Posted: 07:00 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 1998 Brooks
I think a valid question is this: What are we seeing in Jimmy right now? Regardless of how he gets on base, does he have a burst of speed tonight, of guts? Did he take a mexican jumping bean? You know what I mean – if he can do this now, why cant he do this more often? What does that say? Tonight he’s giving his all?
Posted: 07:15 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 2042 Tracey
Maybe it just says that Houston isn’t a good enough team to stop him.
Posted: 07:18 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 2042 Tracey
We are in WILL WIN territory!!! :)
Posted: 07:15 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 1998 Brooks
99 losses with 17 games to go, wow…
Posted: 07:21 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 Josh
Wtf is wigginton playing. Give Ruf a chance against a lefty. I hate Charlie’s decisions.
Posted: 07:21 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 1998 Brooks
Basically Jimmy Rollins gave the Phils a run, if ANYONE could have just hit a fly ball? Deep grounder? Hey, how about a single? Stranded…
Posted: 07:22 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 2042 Tracey
aw crap
Posted: 07:30 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 2042 Tracey
OK guys, lets pull that offense together. Pirates won today; that means WE have to win tonight.
Posted: 07:31 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 Joey Spagna
2 – 4- – 6-8
who do we apprecate? The Astrosthe Asros Yaaaaaay!
Astros
Posted: 07:36 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 2042 Tracey
I love it when the pitcher gets a hit. :)
Posted: 07:38 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 Joey Spagna
I’m BOMBED
Posted: 07:38 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 1998 Brooks
Looks like the KK we thought we left behind.
Any offense tonight perchance? We gonna needs it
Posted: 07:58 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 1998 Brooks
bleh
Posted: 08:07 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 1998 Brooks
Comon Mayberry bail them out
Posted: 08:08 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
Pretty huge inning coming up with maxwell batting again.
I don’t know how much they can really afford to fall further behind, or go early to the pen.
I’d guess KK settles down here, but that’s a risky prop.
Posted: 08:12 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 2042 Tracey
This is still very salvageable, but I’m not liking they way they look tonight.
Posted: 08:12 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
Let’s see if they can get Frandsen to the plate this inning as a minimum.
Posted: 08:18 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 1998 Brooks
Keuchel is awful. 3 hits, 3 walks and still no runs in 3 plus innings. Says alot for our offense eh?
Comon Jimmy
Posted: 08:25 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 schmenkman
It says both good things and bad things about the offense.
Posted: 08:37 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 1998 Brooks
Good things would be runs – I mean, that is all that counts toward the final outcome.
Posted: 08:41 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 schmenkman
Of course. At least they’re getting baserunners.
Posted: 08:46 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 1998 Brooks
Keuchel 5.09 ERA – still 0 runs
Posted: 08:27 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
Well, here we go. Either get back in it, or have a real great inning.
Posted: 08:28 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 1998 Brooks
13 men LOB, 0 for 6 with RISP
Posted: 08:30 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 1998 Brooks
I was hoping the 3 rbi Howard had last night would ring a familiar bell but so much for a streak.
Posted: 08:43 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 2042 Tracey
argh
Posted: 08:53 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 2042 Tracey
oh good grief
Posted: 08:54 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 DavidE
Not sure why they didn’t start Ruf today. Howard generally has had problems with lefthanders and certainly doesn’t help them in the field.
Posted: 08:58 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
Charlie said he thought about it, but Howard either said, or showed body languagethat he wanted to play. I forget which, but Charlie did say he thought about it.
Posted: 09:00 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
This should be Keuchel’s last inning, if he makes it through.
I frankly have no idea if that’s good or bad.
Posted: 08:59 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 550 \"Big Ed\" Delahanty
C’mon boys! Let’s get some runs!!
Posted: 09:03 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 Jeff
Cant score a run off of a punch and Judy.
Ruff is better then the big turd.
Posted: 09:06 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
And of course adding misery to the pain is that Milwaukee erased a 4-1 Met lead, and now leads 6-4.
At least there’s still time to reverse both situations, but that’s a brutal parlay to now.
Posted: 09:15 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 Clueless McCarthy
“X”avier? Thank god for the mute button.
Posted: 09:37 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 550 \"Big Ed\" Delahanty
Flatlining tonight. Bad time to have this occur really hate playing the Astros in September Would have loved to see Ruf get a chance tonight to start at first. Oh well.
Posted: 09:40 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
I do believe you’ll see him tomorrow. It would be a cheapshot to mention Wally Pipp in the same breath. Ooops.
What a disappointing game!
Posted: 09:51 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 1998 Brooks
Very quick 1 – 2 – 3
0 for 9 with RISP, 11 men LOB. KK 4 runs, 5 innings – looks like KK in May.
Posted: 09:59 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 1998 Brooks
Why oh why do the Phils just shut down when playing these crap teams? Especially the damn Astros
Posted: 10:00 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 SavannahPhilliesPhan
What is going on? This is really sad….they look like the June Phillies!!
Posted: 10:02 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 2042 Tracey
They’re playing down to the opposition, a problem they have always had, but this is not a good time to have that problem.
Posted: 10:05 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 550 \"Big Ed\" Delahanty
That game b$&w!
Posted: 10:17 PM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 Matteo
Yep. As long as there is a JH, there will be no Ryno. I will say, I thought this wlduon’t be the best situation for him when he was in contention last year. After spending some time with a real organization and getting the feel for how to run things the right way I would love to have him back.
Posted: 03:34 AM on December 31, 2012