Phillies can’t stop Greinke’s bat, lose 10-8 to Dodgers

A two-run double by Howie Kendrick in the sixth inning, followed by a Yasmani Grandal sacrifice fly, gave the Dodgers three insurance runs. According to ESPN Stats & Info, he became the first Dodgers pitcher to go 3 for 3 (or better) with a home run since Leo Dickerman in 1923 when he had two singles and a homer in Thursday’s win. Gonzalez is 10 for 23 with three homers and two doubles in this matchup, while Puig is 5 for 6 with a home run and double.

“You feel kind of disappointed in yourself, a little upset because with a pitcher like Greinke, for them to go out and not so much score five runs, but it was the first inning, especially, to get me up after the first, that’s huge”, Buchanan said.

Greinke has spoiled the Dodgers this season together with his exceptional consistency. He also allowed six runs to the Angels on May 27, 2013, but the Dodgers won that game, too, 8-7.

Then there was Greinke, who had a 452/3 innings scoreless streak end in July and entered Thursday with a league-best 1.41 ERA this season.

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“He’s a good hitter”.

“He can swing the bat, that’s for sure”, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said.

His sweet slam made a victor of reliver Jeanmar Gomez, who came on after the mystifying Jerome Williams limited the Dodgers to one run through five innings, despite allowing seven hits and three walks on 102 pitches in those five innings. Rollins, cheered during batting practice and while running in the outfield before the game, was also accorded a standing ovation before he hit in the first inning.

So, as long as the Phillies could get a hot-hitting rookie third baseman to execute baseball’s highest scoring play for the second consecutive night, they’d be fine. His ultimate line: six innings, six runs, seven hits, two walks and eight strikeouts.

“To score that many runs off Greinke and not win has to hurt”, Buchanan said.

“I felt like I started to get back in the zone; I didn’t want to veer away from contact”, Buchanan said.

Fortunately, the Dodgers put up a four on Harang in the fifth inning, thanks to Adrian Gonzalez’s groundout with runners on the corners. But none of it happened in the usual fashion, with the pitcher’s poor throw contributing to a five-run first inning for the Phillies.

“I picked a good time to do it”, Greinke said of his tough start. Jansen was credited with his 21st save.

Best moment besides Rollins taking it all in: Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard clapping in his mitt and the dugout joining in.

The Phils got a run back in the bottom of the third when Maikel Franco slugged a double to deep right field that scored Cesar Hernandez.

On Wednesday, Jim Johnson served up a two-run shot to Francoeur in the eighth inning. Tony Cruz snapped his 0-for-15 slump with an RBI single, and Kolten Wong added a two-run single to help Wacha improve to 13-4.

“That was disappointing when you put a five-spot up on a Greinke, a good pitcher”, Mackanin said. Domonic Brown and Chase Utley have both homered, but Utley is still on the disabled list.

Notes: The Phillies optioned right-hander Dalier Hinojosa and outfielder Jordan Danks to Triple-A Lehigh Valley after Thursday’s game. RHP Dalier Hinojosa and OF Jordan Danks were sent to Lehigh to make room on the roster. The series opener on Friday night features a great pitching matchup, with Clayton Kershaw starting for the Dodgers and Gerrit Cole for the Pirates.