The Phillies began their six-man rotation tonight against the Braves, sending David Buchanan to the hill for the first time since he got shelled for 11 runs in 1 2/3 innings back on August 11th in Arizona. Buchanan's performance wasn't as bad, but it wasn't good at all, allowing 10 hits and four runs in just 3 1/3 innings tonight in the Phillies 8-1 defeat to the Braves. Atlanta starter Julio Teheran continued his success against the Phils, tossing seven innings of one-run ball to earn his 10th win of the season.
Atlanta takes two out of three on the road, winning a series away from Turner Field for the first time since July 6th-8th. It's also their first series victory since August 16-18. The Phillies have now lost 12 of their last 16 games.
Nick Markakis doubled to begin the game and Hector Olivera followed with a single. Phillies starter David Buchanan then hit Freddie Freeman, loading the bases with no outs. Fortunately, Buchanan induced a double play ball off the bat of Nick Swisher, giving the Braves a 1-0 lead, but erasing base runners.
The Phillies tied things up in the second. Darnell Sweeney hit a one-out triple. Cody Asche plated him with an RBI groundout to even things up at one.
Braves catcher Christian Bethancourt led the fourth inning off with a solo home run to give the Braves a 2-1 lead. Michael Bourn singled and two batters later, Nick Markakis drew a walk. Hector Olivera singled to load the bases with one out. Freddie Freeman made David Buchanan pay for his poor pitching, lacing a two-run single to right, extending the Atlanta lead to 4-1. That was the end of the day for Buchanan as the Phils called upon Jerome Williams to take over with the bases. Williams got Jace Peterson to ground into a double play, ending any further threat.
Ken Roberts came on to make his Phillies debut in the sixth and issued a walk and allowed a double to Nick Swisher with no outs. An Andrelton Simmons sac fly with one down made it a 5-1 ballgame in favor of the Braves. An RBI-single by Nick Markakis in the seventh made it a 6-1 game. Atlanta made it 8-1 in the eighth, courtesy of a two-out two-run triple off the bat of Michael Bourn.
Starting Pitcher Report:
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Julio Teheran |
7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.38 |
|
David Buchanan |
3.1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9.11 |
- Teheran (W, 10-7): 103 pitches, 60 strikes; 7 groundouts, 5 flyouts; 27 batters faced
- Buchanan (L, 2-8): 106 pitches, 61 strikes, 6 groundouts, 2 flyouts; 24 batters faced
Out of the 'Pen
Braves
- Edwin Jackson (8th): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 3.38 ERA
- Ryan Kelly (9th): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 5.56 ERA
Phillies
- Jerome Williams (4th, 5th): 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 5.90 ERA
- Ken Roberts (6th, 7th): 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 6.75 ERA
- Dalier Hinojosa (7th): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 0.79 ERA
- Nefi Ogando (8th): 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 18.00 ERA
- Adam Loewen (9th): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR, 8.76 ERA
At the Plate:
Braves
- Nick Markakis: 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, .299 avg
- Freddie Freeman: 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, .283 avg
- Michael Bourn: 4-5, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Phillies
- Freddy Galvis: 2-2, BB, .268 avg
- Darnell Sweeney: 1-3, 3B, R, BB, K, .209 avg
- Cameron Rupp: 1-4, .240 avg
What's Next:
Thursday, September 10th vs. Chicago Cubs at 7:05pm
- LHP Adam Morgan (5-5, 4.42) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (18-6, 2.03)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT
Brandon Apter, Publishing Editor for Philliedelphia.com
