Phillies Drop Fifth Straight, Lose 6-5

Final: Dodgers 6, Phillies 5.

WP: Chris Capuano (8-2, 2.82)

LP: Kyle Kendrick (2-5, 4.44)

SV: Kenley Jansen (9)

The Philadelphia Phillies have struggled to maintain their leads so far this season, especially during this series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Despite a rally by the Phils in the bottom of the ninth, the team failed to capitalize and subsequently lost for their fifth straight game. They fall to two games under (.500).

A couple of injuries occurred within tonight's game for the Phillies. Hunter Pence appeared to jam his left wrist running into the wall in right field and Freddy Galvis injured his lower back during one of his at-bats early in the ballgame.

Attendance: 44,216 (234th consecutive regular-season sellout)

Starting Pitching Summary:

Chris Capuano: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, 3 HR, 2.82 ERA
Kyle Kendrick: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR, 4.44 ERA

In the 'Pen:

Raul Valdes (6th, 7th): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 2.25 ERA
Todd Coffey (6th, 7th): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 6.35 ERA
Scott Elbert (7th): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 3.31 ERA
Antonio Bastardo (8th): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR, 2.45 ERA
Josh Lindblom (8th): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 2.51 ERA
Jake Diekman (9th): 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR, 4.15 ERA
Michael Schwimer (9th): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 6.75 ERA
Kenley Jansen (9th): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 2.22 ERA

Scoring Summary:

Bottom of the 2nd (Dodgers 0, Phillies 1): Shane Victorino homers (7) on a fly ball to left field.
Top of the 3rd (Dodgers 1, Phillies 1): Tony Gwynn triples (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Hunter Pence.
Top of the 3rd (Dodgers 2, Phillies 1): Chris Capuano reaches on fielding error by first baseman John Mayberry. Tony Gwynn scores.
Bottom of the 5th (Dodgers 2, Phillies 2): Ty Wigginton homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.
Bottom of the 5th (Dodgers 2, Phillies 4): Jimmy Rollins homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Mike Fontenot scores.
Top of the 6th (Dodgers 3, Phillies 4): Jerry Hairston walks. A. Ellis scores.
Top of the 6th (Dodgers 5, Phillies 4): Dee Gordon singles on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Pence. James Loney, Tony Gwynn score.
Top of the 9th (Dodgers 6, Phillies 4): James Loney walks, Elian Herrera scores.
Bottom of the 9th (Dodgers 6, Phillies 5): Ty Wigginton doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Castellanos. Carlos Ruiz scores.