Game 151: Aaron Cook's season has been getting progressively worse, and today is probably his last turn on the mound this season as a member of the Spectre rotation. He allows six runs before leaving in the third, having surrendered two home runs to Adam Dunn. Ryan Dempster fares no better, allowing four runs in one inning of work, and the Spectres waste a two-homer, six-RBI game by Ken Griffey Jr. in a 14-10 loss. Carlos Delgado also homers, his 30th of the season.
Game 152: Shwan Chacon and Gil Meche throw four shutout innings each against the Spectres and Pittsburgh blanks us 8-0.
Game 153: Another day, another whitewash; Jon Garland throws eight shutout innings and the Melons win their second straight shutout, this one 6-0. Montreal manages only four hits.
Game 154: The losing continues; Carl Crawford's two-run homer in the ninth sends the game to extras but Jeff Francouer hits a two-run blast off Salomon Torres in the 10th and Pittsburgh sweeps us with a 5-3 win.
Hard-charging Philly is in town next.
8/23/2010 10:41 PM (edited)