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jaa36 · 01-29-2026, 02:48 PM

The Phillies wind up the first week with a 4-2 record, sweeping the Rockies and dropping a series to the Reds.

April 4: Phillies 6, Rockies 5. The Phils took the season opener in a game that was closer than it should have been. Kevin Stocker helped the club get on the board first with a sac fly in the fourth, then Darren Daulton doubled in two in the fifth. After the lead was extended to 6-0, the Rockies scored a run against Curt Schilling in the seventh, then got a three-run homer from Dante Bichette the next inning. The Rockies got three hits against Doug Jones in the ninth, cutting the deficit to a single run, but Jim Eisenreich threw out Ellis Burks trying to advance to third base to end the game.

April 6: Phillies 9, Rockies 6. Once again, the Phillies took an early lead before frittering it away. Dave Hollins and Daulton hit back-to-back homers in the second inning, and the Phillies tacked on three soon after to go up 5-0. But Andres Galarraga blasted a grand slam off Danny Jackson, and the Rockies followed up with two more runs to take the lead in the fifth. A two-run pinch-hit double by Wes Chamberlain helped the Phillies retake the lead in the eighth, and the Phils tacked on two more in the ninth.

April 7: Phillies 14, Rockies 12. Surely a ten-run lead would be safe, right? Not in Colorado... By the end of their time up in the third inning, the Phillies had 10 runs and 11 hits. All of that evaporated within the next two innings, as Danny Jackson and Heathcliff Slocumb allowed five runs apiece. A two-run double by Pete Incaviglia was followed by a two-run homer by Eisenreich as the Phillies took the lead for good in the sixth. Jones held on for his third save in three games.

April 8: Reds 3, Phillies 2. The Phillies took a 2-0 lead, but the Reds scored two in the fifth to tie it. The exhausted Philadelphia bullpen held up for a while, but Tony Fernandez singled home the game-winner off Slocumb in the tenth.

April 9: Reds 6, Phillies 2. Erik Hanson struck out nine in 8 1/3 innings, shutting down the Phils' offense. Jeff Juden took the loss in his first start as a Phillie.

April 10: Phillies 10, Reds 7. It's never easy in Philadelphia... The Phillies took a 3-0 lead, but the Reds came back with a couple runs in the fourth and then went ahead in the fifth on a three-run homer by Kevin Mitchell. Backup catcher Todd Pratt matched that feat in the sixth for the Phils, and four more runs in the next couple innings gave the club a 10-6 lead. David West, Slocumb and Jones gritted through the final three frames to complete a winning (but stressful) week.

01-29-2026, 02:48 PM	#2
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,122	April 11 The Phillies wind up the first week with a 4-2 record, sweeping the Rockies and dropping a series to the Reds. April 4: Phillies 6, Rockies 5. The Phils took the season opener in a game that was closer than it should have been. Kevin Stocker helped the club get on the board first with a sac fly in the fourth, then Darren Daulton doubled in two in the fifth. After the lead was extended to 6-0, the Rockies scored a run against Curt Schilling in the seventh, then got a three-run homer from Dante Bichette the next inning. The Rockies got three hits against Doug Jones in the ninth, cutting the deficit to a single run, but Jim Eisenreich threw out Ellis Burks trying to advance to third base to end the game. April 6: Phillies 9, Rockies 6. Once again, the Phillies took an early lead before frittering it away. Dave Hollins and Daulton hit back-to-back homers in the second inning, and the Phillies tacked on three soon after to go up 5-0. But Andres Galarraga blasted a grand slam off Danny Jackson, and the Rockies followed up with two more runs to take the lead in the fifth. A two-run pinch-hit double by Wes Chamberlain helped the Phillies retake the lead in the eighth, and the Phils tacked on two more in the ninth. April 7: Phillies 14, Rockies 12. Surely a ten-run lead would be safe, right? Not in Colorado... By the end of their time up in the third inning, the Phillies had 10 runs and 11 hits. All of that evaporated within the next two innings, as Danny Jackson and Heathcliff Slocumb allowed five runs apiece. A two-run double by Pete Incaviglia was followed by a two-run homer by Eisenreich as the Phillies took the lead for good in the sixth. Jones held on for his third save in three games. April 8: Reds 3, Phillies 2. The Phillies took a 2-0 lead, but the Reds scored two in the fifth to tie it. The exhausted Philadelphia bullpen held up for a while, but Tony Fernandez singled home the game-winner off Slocumb in the tenth. April 9: Reds 6, Phillies 2. Erik Hanson struck out nine in 8 1/3 innings, shutting down the Phils' offense. Jeff Juden took the loss in his first start as a Phillie. April 10: Phillies 10, Reds 7. It's never easy in Philadelphia... The Phillies took a 3-0 lead, but the Reds came back with a couple runs in the fourth and then went ahead in the fifth on a three-run homer by Kevin Mitchell. Backup catcher Todd Pratt matched that feat in the sixth for the Phils, and four more runs in the next couple innings gave the club a 10-6 lead. David West, Slocumb and Jones gritted through the final three frames to complete a winning (but stressful) week.