Kendrick, Phillies Pounded in Yankee Shutout
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Kyle Kendrick and 2 Phillies relievers were pounded for 11 runs in 6 innings while young Joba Chamberlain and 4 relievers held the Phils to a mere 6 hits as the Yankees rolled to a 12-0 shutout on Monday collecting 20 hits in the process.
With a bloated 12.10 ERA, one must wonder if this disaster, coupled with a string of poor outings, has doomed not only Kendrick’s bid for the 5th spot in the starting rotation, but his efforts to make the opening day roster at all.
Kendrick’s line for his 4 innings was 5 runs, 4 of them earned, on 8 hits. He walked 3 and struck out 2. Non-rostered relievers Robert Mosebach and lefthander Jake Woods gave up 6 runs between them in the 6th inning while veteran lefthander Scott Eyre struck out the side in the 7th allowing 1 hit and Ryan Madson gave up a run on 2 hits in the 8th. Mercifully, there were no Yankee homers in the game.
Meanwhile, Phillies bats slumbered against Chamberlain and Yankee relievers in a brutal game that manager Manuel would just as soon forget.
Chamberlain was credited with the win while Kendrick was charged with the loss.
For all of the results of spring training play for Monday, as well as World Baseball classic results, click here.
The Phils announced today that ace lefthander Cole Hamels is flying back to Philadelphia to have his left elbow examined by the team physician as a precaution.
The AP report for Yahoo sports notes:
“He’s had a little bit of a persistent soreness in his elbow; we do not believe it’s serious,” Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. “But at least at this time we thought it was important for Dr. (Michael) Ciccotti to check him out and see if there’s anything more serious than we think it is.”
Hamels, the World Series MVP last fall, went 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in five postseason starts in October. The 25-year-old left-hander made his first Grapefruit League start Wednesday.
“I was able to throw yesterday,” Hamels said. “It’s just been that kind of mild discomfort, something I don’t want to have to deal with during the season. So if we can figure it out and somehow lessen the inflammation and the discomfort, I’ll be able to throw and be productive.”
Hamels has a history of injuries. Last season he pitched 262 1/3 innings, marking the first season in his eight-year professional career that he avoided the disabled list.
The Phillies return home to Clearwater, Fla. on Tuesday to play the Cincinnati Reds. Brett Myers gets the start for Phils.
For all of Tuesday’s scheduled exhibition games and World Baseball Classic games as well, click here.
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