Outdone on the mound and at the plate by a pitcher 17 years his senior, the rookie right-hander nevertheless gave Philadelphia another reason to be encouraged about his potential. Colon breezed through eight snappy innings and the Mets got homers from Curtis Granderson and Michael Conforto to extend their dominant run against the Phillies. Eickhoff, acquired from Texas in the blockbuster trade for Cole Hamels, allowed four hits and has a 2.84 ERA after three major league starts. Colon (12-11) was lifted for a pinch-hitter after throwing 73 of 100 pitches for strikes — and closer Jeurys Familia loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth. [...] he broke Jeff Francoeur's bat on a run-scoring double play, then won an eight-pitch standoff with Andres Blanco. Blanco nearly hit a tying homer, but threw his head back in disappointment when his drive curled just foul in the right-field corner. The beefy right-hander tossed an inning Saturday against Boston on his regular throw day to spare a tired bullpen, his first relief appearance since April 2011 with the Yankees. Some of the September call-ups will likely be pitchers brought in to eat innings and help preserve Philadelphia's top young arms at the major league level, Proefrock said. Rookie LHP Steven Matz (partially torn lat muscle) also silenced Phillies hitters, allowing one hit over 5 1-3 shutout innings against their Reading affiliate for Double-A Binghamton.
Eickhoff Solid But Phillies Drop 10th Straight To Mets, 3-1
By MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP Baseball Writer, San Antonio Express-News: World
Mon, 08/31/2015 - 10:05pm
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