Kyle Kendrick couldn’t get out of the fifth innings, surrendering seven runs on 10 hits and a walk in a 9-5 loss over the Marlins. When the fifth inning dust settled, the Phils were down 7-4. The Marlins bullpen staved off the Phils and took the second game of the series, keeping pace while the Phils remained in first place by a game.
The Phils had a 4-3 lead heading into the big Florida inning, thanks to some timely hitting. Pedro Feliz roped a triple with one out in the fourth, scoring on a double by Chris Coste. He came home off a Jimmy Rollins single. Pat Burrell added two home runs, his 24th and 25th of the season.
But Kendrick was hit, and hit hard. The Marlins were on top of him all game long, almost giving the Phils offense no chance to respond. This was his loss, and he’ll have to take it hard.
While it’s tough to lose the momentum after a nice win Friday, this is no big loss. Cole Hamels goes Sunday, and he should be on his game to close out the series and win it for the Phils.
Tim MalcolmTim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.
