The Phillies suffered a brutal 10-1 loss in their first game with the Braves. Kyle Kendrick got the start and gave up seven earned runs in just 2 2/3 innings for an ERA of 12.71. Rosario finished the inning and pitched three more scoreless innings. Tom Gordon got another late-game appearance in the eighth, giving up three runs, only one of which was earned.
Offensively, Victorino contributed with a double in the first and Eric Bruntlett continues to be impressive, going 1-1, bringing his pre-season average to .467.
Also, Carlos Ruiz, Geoff Jenkins and Greg Dobbs all had fielding errors in the first inning.
The Braves offense was brutal, scoring 10 runs with 16 hits, 5 of which were doubles.
In an otherwise forgettable day, Kendrick went 1-1 with a single.
This loss reaffirms my suspicions that it will be the Braves we will be contending with for most of this season. Whether that means the Mets are in first and we will be battling for the wild-card or that we will be vying for first is kind of irrelevant at this point, but I think more attention should be shown to the potentially dominant team from Atlanta.
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I definitely agree that it is a 3 team race and that the Wild Card WILL come out of the NL East. The Padres and D'Backs might make things very interesting for the Wild Card again though.
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