Werth Stays Hot, Drabek Pummeled Vs. Yankees

Jayson Werth notched his sixth Grapefruit League home run, but the Phillies lost to the Yankees 8-5.

Prospect Kyle Drabek allowed five runs (four earned) in 2.1 innings. JA Happ followed him and had one of his worst starts in recent memory, pitching 2.2 innings and giving up three runs on four hits. Brad Lidge, Mike Koplove and Scott Eyre each pitched a scoreless inning.

Jimmy Rollins had a good game, going 2-for-3 to raise his Grapefruit League average to .355. Coupled with his performance in the World Baseball Classic, Rollins is enjoying a fine spring.

Tim Malcolm

Tim 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.