The Phillies couldn’t capitalize on the 13-1 pounding which the Pittsburgh Pirates put on the Mets to gain ground in the NL East as 2nd baseman Chase Utley’s first inning one out, 2 run homer off of Chris Young was the only scoring the Phillies could muster in losing Wednesday’s game 2 to the San Diego Padres by a 4-2 score.

The Phils wasted a 3 for 4 game by rightfielder Geoff Jenkins as 1st baseman Ryan Howard, leftfielder Pat Burrell and the rest of the Phillies offense, for the most part, took the collar all night.  

Veteran lefthander Jamie Moyer was shaky, at best, giving up 4 runs on 9 hits in 5 1/3 innings in being charged with the loss.  2nd baseman, former Phillie Tad Iguchi burned his old club for a 4 for 5 hitting night with one RBI, while 1st baseman Adrian Gonzales’ 2 run first inning homer and 3rd baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff’s 3rd inning homer, both off of Moyer, along with Iguchi’s sixth inning RBI single off of reliever Chad Durbin provided the scoring for the Padres.

 MLB.com’s Andy Jasner notes;

Shane Victorino entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the seventh and nearly tied it off Joe Thatcher. Victorino hit a line drive down the left-field line and the ball sailed just foul.

Young, whose variety of pitches kept the Phillies off-balance, tossed six innings for the Padres giving up 2 runs on 5 hits while walking 3 and striking out 6 to win, evening his record at 2-2.  Closer Trevor Hoffman was credited with his fifth save of the season.

For all of the scores, boxscores and recaps on Wednesday’s games, click here.

Thursday’s get-away game features Adam Eaton facing former Phillie lefthander Randy Wolf.   Following the Padres into town are the San Francisco Giants who the Phillies entertain for 3 games over the weekend.  In Friday’s opener, young lefthander Patrick Misch faces Kyle Kendrick followed by game 2 on Saturday with Matt Cain opposed by the top of the Phillies starting rotation, Brett Myers.   In Sunday’s finale, Tim Lincecum facing ace lefthander Cole Hamels.  Following the Giants, the Arizona Diamondbacks meet the Phils for 4 games.

For the scores, boxscores and recaps on Thursday’s games, click here.

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