Kendrick dazzles A's; Phils snap six-game losing streak
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06/26/2008 -
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Kendrick tossed eight shutout innings,
as Philadelphia snapped its longest losing streak of the season with a 4-0 win
over Oakland, in the middle installment of a three-game interleague series.
Kendrick (7-3) allowed just four hits and a walk, while striking out four, in
his longest career outing.
Chase Utley snapped out of his recent 1-for-29 funk by going 4-for-5 with a
double and triple, and with it, the Phillies snapped their six-game slide.
Pedro Feliz went 2-for-5 with a triple and an RBI, while Chris Coste had two
hits and two RBI in the win.
Oakland starter Greg Smith (4-6) took the loss after allowing all four runs on
seven hits in 5 2/3 frames, as the Athletics had a two-game win streak
stopped. It was the eighth time in 15 starts this season Smith had received
one or fewer runs in support. Jack Hannahan had Oakland's only extra-base hit,
a double.
In the top of the first, Jayson Werth walked in the leadoff spot and Utley
followed with a single. After a Jimmy Rollins pop out, the tandem on base
pulled off a double steal, and Pat Burrell drove in Werth with a sacrifice fly
to center.
The score remained 1-0 until the fourth, which Burrell opened with a single.
Feliz then pulled a ball deep to left field, off the wall, for a triple, and
Burrell raced home. Later in the same inning, Coste lofted a sacrifice fly to
right to bring in Feliz for a 3-0 Phillies edge.
In the sixth, Shane Victorino bunted his way on base with two outs, and raced
all the way home from first on a Coste single to center.
Kendrick, meanwhile, was stellar in holding up the 4-0 lead. He gave up only
three baserunners through seven innings - a walk to Jack Cust in the first, a
Hannahan double in the fifth, and a Bobby Crosby single in the seventh.
In the eighth, however, he ran into more trouble, as singles from Kurt Suzuki
and Daric Barton put runners on with one out. But Kendrick fanned Mark Ellis
and got Ryan Sweeney to ground out to end the threat.
J.C. Romero came on for the ninth and worked around a walk to Crosby to close
out the game.
Game Notes
Philadelphia's Eric Bruntlett got his first career start at first
base...Phillies manager Charlie Manuel revamped his lineup on Wednesday. Utley
(batting second), Rollins (third), Ryan Howard (fifth) and Victorino (seventh)
all batted in spots they had not batted in this season...The Phillies left 11
runners on base, while the Athletics stranded six...Oakland's Rich Harden and
Philadelphia's Adam Eaton are scheduled to start Thursday's series finale.
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