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- Updated: June 4, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies surprised almost everybody by getting off to a 24-17 start, but then they lost 11 of their next 13. They’ve scored three or fewer runs in nearly two of every three games they’ve played.
Manager Pete Mackanin noted before Friday night’s game against the Brewers at Citizens Bank Park that the team is “starving” for offense.
Both Mackanin and general manager Matt Klentak agree on two things. Both believe better days are ahead. And both say that, no matter what ups and downs lie ahead, they won’t rush prospects to the big leagues or otherwise change their approach to rebuilding.
“In my role, I need to be cognizant that over the course of a 162-game schedule, teams are going to have high points and they’re going to have low points,” Klentak said. “We’re not going to win 81 in a row and then lose 81 in a row. It doesn’t really work that way. And that’s …
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