Road To 10,000 Losses: Blah

Road to 10,000 Losses is a countdown to the Phillies’ 10,000th loss, coming sometime later this year. With a 4-3 loss to the Diamondbacks last night, the Phillies stand at 9973 losses, only 27 away from 10,000.

Ahh, yes. Last night Freddy Garcia recovered from his pathetic cart injury Sunday and was able to pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The righthander actually pitched his best game of the season, giving up 2 runs in 6 innings, but the Phillies were unable to score any runs until late and lost, 4-3. The Phils are now 3-5 on their 10-game roadtrip.

The Phillies tied it up at 2 in the 7th and at 3 in the 8th, but the Diamondbacks came right back each time, as Antonio Alfonseca and Francisco Rosario (who the Phillies acquired for cash earlier this year) each gave up a run. What a bullpen, eh?

The Phillies did manage to lose in incredibly boring fashion last night, and in utterly predictable fashion, so there’s really not much else to say. Hey, at least the Phillies are making losing boring now, so there’s absolutely no reason to watch.

Arizona 4, Philadelphia 3 [AP/Yahoo! Sports]