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Phillies look to move past hitting struggles
- Updated: May 5, 2016
ST. LOUIS — The Phillies’ offense suffered a double whammy on Thursday: It had few chances and did nothing with them.
Philly went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position, continuing an early-season trend in a 4-0 loss to the Cardinals. The Phillies are now hitting just .219 with runners in scoring position.
“You look at the batting averages, and they’re not the greatest,” Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. “I think these guys, they don’t look like they’re settled in. I’d like them to be after a month, but they’re just not hitting the way they’re capable of hitting.”
The lineup had several noticeable changes. Ryan Howard, who has scorched Cardinals pitching in his career, sat against the lefty Jaime Garcia, as did the slumping Maikel Franco. The pitcher moved back from the eight to the nine-hole.
Mackanin was tempted to play Howard after he hit two home runs in the past two games, but he is a career .167 hitter against …
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