Brave in Philly (MLB 15 Franchise)

[CACNighthawk]

Hello one and all welcome to my Philadelphia Phillies franchise. Yes you did indeed read that correctly; I being a Braves fan am doing a Phillies franchise to return them to prominence in MLB.

For this dynasty I have decided to turn off GM Contracts as I intend to stay with the Phillies for the duration of this franchise. I have also downloaded a roster that has the top 150 Prospects, so players like Kris Bryant will be making appearances on other teams. Trades will also be utilized via the trade suggestion feature which hopefully will make them as fair as possible. I will keep a double save of before and after the save, if called out and the trade is deemed unfair I will go to the original save before he trade. However, it must be called out before I simulate the next game as to not mess up things to much. I will halt immediately after a trade for 24 - 48 hours to allow objections.

Spring Training will be entirely simulated. During the regular season I can only play the final game in a series. So a majority of the games will be by simulation. Once we get the playoffs, depending on which round, I will only be allowed to play 1 - 3 games. (Haven't decided yet)

For the next few hours I will be simulating Spring Training and writing previews for the Philadelphia Phillies. Let's get this season going.

[CACNighthawk]

Philadelphia Phillies Team Preview

Starting Rotation
We don't have a lot of youth in the starting rotation which comes with its positives and negatives. Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee are the top to starters for this Philadelphia squad. Will be looking to both of them to lead this squad this season. At the bottom end of our rotation we have Aaron Harang Chad Billingsley and Kevin Slowley. Not bad players by any means but not guys I expect to help propel this team into the playoffs. Hopefully each can provide a good season for us. We also have a lot of depth at this position that can come in and replace if need be.

Bullpen
We have a mixture here of relief pitchers and starting pitchers placed in the bullpen. The man reason for this is because of the fact that we are lacking the strength needed for a solid bullpen. Jerome Williams and Jonathan Pettibone are our starting pitchers who will be utilized in the bullpen for the time being. If need be there may be some switching around in our starting rotation, but for now this is good enough. Jake Diekman is our best relief pitcher closely followed by Ken Giles and Justin De Fratus. We will be looking to utilize each of them as much as possible during the regular season. Our last member of the bullpen is Jeanmar Gomez who will probably be utilized sparingly as he is our weakest arm in the pitching department.

Closer
Obviously Jonathan Papelbon is an important part of this organization. Good pitcher is the closing role, but he is aging quickly on this team with a lack of a "good" replacement anywhere in sight. He'll be a strong point coming out of the pen.

Catcher
Another department in which we are fielding an older veteran in the main role. Carlos Ruiz will do most of the work behind the plate which gives us some solid contact as well as a good arm. Cameron Rupp will have back - up duties at catcher. Not the best back - up in the world, but he'll do for a team in rebuild mode.

Infield
Our Second Basement Chase Utley easily standouts on this Philadelphia squad. He'll be the leader in the middle as well as across he field. Ryan Howard still holds onto first and will provide us with a nice amount of power at the plate. Cody Asche at third base is still young and will more than likely still develop over the next few years, for now just getting him ML playing time will help him develop his game. At Shortstop we have Freddy Garcia who is a good young fielder but doesn't have a lot of upside to his game. Not the worst infield to ever wear an MLB uniform, but we will be looking for help at almost every position.

Outfield
Domonic Brown Ben Revera and Grady Sizemore will be working the outfield for the Philadelphia Phillies squad this upcoming season. Once again not horrible players as each have their own positives and negatives in the game, but right field stands out as an issue at the current time. We will need to improve at some point either this season or next.

Overall
Perfect team for a rebuild. A lot of aging players that could be used for trades in the future to bring in talented prospects. We also have a lot of average players with very little upside that need to be upgraded. Hopefully this won't be to long of a season.

[CACNighthawk]

Philadelphia Phillies Top Prospects

1. SS J.P. Crawford, 19 - 73 Overall - B Potential
J.P. is a solid young prospect within the Phillies organization. Coming in with a very good overall score with room to grow in the future. He has a very weak bat at the moment which I hope can improve going into the future. His fielding and speed are about average, but could use some improvement as well. Great prospect with good upside. Still has a couple of years to go, but the clock is winding down toward his debut.
MLB ETA: 2017

2. SP Aaron Nova, 21 - 70 Overall - B Potential
The sky is the limit for Aaron with our rotation. He is a much need breathe of fresh air in our starting rotation. He still needs to work on how many home runs he is going to allow in the long run as well as how long he can last in games. He doesn't allow a lot of walks which is always good see in a starting pitcher. Improvement is needed is most areas of his game, but he will get their with development.
MLB ETA: Mid - Late 2016

3. 3B Maikel Franco, 22 - 68 Overall - B Potential
Maikel has some MLB experience under his belt, but it wasn't very impressive. Lucky for him he still has room and time to develop his game. He has a good bat on him, but he still needs to work on his decision making skills as to when it is a good time to swing. Good fielding at the third base position. Hopefully we will see him in the near future, but only time will tell.
MLB ETA: Late 2016 - Early 2017

4. SP Marshall Smallwood, 20, 56 Overall - A Potential
Marshall has the potential to dominate the pro game one day as his upside is massive. His pitch count is off to a good start and can be expected to into high numbers. It's everything else that is very worry some. Doesn't strike out very much and allows to many hits, walks, and home runs. He's got a long way to go, but he will get there.
MLB ETA: 2018

5. 1B Oscar Ayala, 18 - 65 Overall - B Potential
Good young prospect who may hit the main stage before any of us are ready. He has good upside in a position within our organization that really needs it. His contact and power are impressive for his youth and we hope to see those numbers continue to sky rocket in the future. Need to improve his fielding at first, he lacks basic glove skills.
MLB ETA: Mid - Late 2017

6. SS Louie Ferguson, 20 - 60 Overall - A Potential
A lot of people seem to forget we have a another stud at short. J.P. may be the main attraction in our farm system, but Louie is not to far behind. He has a better upside as well. His speed and clutch our top within AAA ball, but his fielding is embarrassing for a shortstop. Contact is good against rights as are his decisions at the plate.
MLB ETA: 2018

7. SP Andres Cortez, 22 - 61 Overall - A Potential
Another stud starting rotation within our minor league system. Can last into the longer endings, but may have trouble getting here with the amount of walks and home runs he allows early in the game. Really needs how to learn how to control that fastball as we don't need a Rick Vaughn on our team. Could use help at fielding, but I'm not to concerned about it.
MLB ETA: Late 2017 - Early 2018

8. CP Steven Nowak, 20 - 59 Overall - B Potential
Steven is a good young closer in AAA. Good velocity for his youth and he strikes a guy out here or there. Needs to learn to control his pitches. He also needs to work on getting out of pressure situations better. He'll be one for the long term, but he'll be good when we get there.
MLB ETA: Late 2018

9. C Mitchel Hoskins, 21 - 53 Overall - B Potential
Power is this kids game and he brings it. Could use some work on his contact and fielding, but he's not bad for the position. He has really good durability and very rarely takes a day off from starting duties. Mitchel is in for the long haul and he wouldn't have it any other way.
MLB ETA: Mid - Late 2017

10. SP Julio Ayala, 21 - 59 Overall - B Potential
Don't let the tenth place ranking in our farm system foul you this kid is a beast on the mound. His velocity has already maxed out at the top end of the scale. His strikeout rate i also pretty good in the minors. Needs to work on how many walks and hits he allows though.
MLB ETA: Early 2018

[orion523]

Get out of my town!!! LOL.
I have to say, it's pretty "Brave" of you(like what I did there) to take this project on. We're in transition from what was the best period in the franchise's history and as a lifelong fan of the club its kind of bittersweet to see it finally being dismantled. But, as they say; onward and upward! Question: looking at the prospects, is it safe to assume you're using the stock rosters with some edits, or are you waiting for OSFM? Also, do you plan in playing out every game every pitch or no? Other than that, good luck, I'll be following!

[CACNighthawk]

Love what you did there! It's weird being a Brave fan playing as the Phillies, but I like to keep it in the division.

Yeah I've got the stock roster with only a few prospects being edited which kind of sucks, but it's the best there is right now. I figured getting a few of the upper prospects on each team would be better than having none of them. Though for the Phillies I can't complain. Every position that is a problem has a prospect in direct line, except one, but that's an easy fix. So it all works out, at least for the moment.

I definitely won't be playing 162 games, by the end of the season it may only end up being somewhere between 45 - 55 games out of 162. I'm not one hundred percent sure yet I'm still tinkering around the settings trying to find what works. I know in MLB 14 they had a quick counts setting which simulated a few of the pitches which made it slightly more challenging and enjoyable. If it was carried over I will probably start with that, but I'll be tinkering everything as I go.

[mitch497]

Man, this will be a challenge for sure. But I'm interested to see how you play this one out. You have a good farm system it looks like, and maybe you could turn some of those veterans into future pieces.

[CACNighthawk]

Series #1 Boston Red Sox (0 - 0) @ Philadelphia Phillies (0 - 0)

Game #1

Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies
Apr 6, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston (0 - 0)	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	5	0	11	17	2
Philadelphia (0 - 0)	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	1	9	9	1
W: Layne (1 - 0) L: Diekman (0 - 1) S: Uehara (1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			BOS	PHI

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Betts, CF	6	2	2	2	0	1	1	.333
Pedroia, 2B	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	.400
Ortiz, 1B	5	2	2	2	0	0	1	.400
Vazquez, PR - 1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ramirez, LF	4	2	3	2	1	1	0	.750
Sandoval, 3B	5	0	1	2	0	1	0	.200
Victorino, RF	4	1	3	2	1	1	0	.750
Bogaerts, SS	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.200
Hanigan, C	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.500
Castillo, PR - C	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Buchholz, P	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Craig	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Napoli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	44	11	17	11	2	6
BATTING: 2B: Ortiz, Ramirez HR: Betts, Ortiz RBI: Betts (2), Ortiz (2), Ramirez (2), Sandoval (2), Victorino (2), Hanigan GIDP: Bogaerts
FIELDING: E: Ortiz, Ramirez

Philadelphia Phillies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Revere, CF	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	.000
Galvis, SS	5	1	2	2	0	2	0	.400
Utley. 2B	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	.500
Howard, 1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Brown, LF	5	2	1	1	0	1	1	.200
Ruiz, C	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	.200
Asche, 3B	4	2	2	3	1	1	1	.500
Sizemore, RF	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Hamels, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Nelson	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	1.000
TEAM TOTALS	38	9	9	8	5	8	2
BATTING: 2B: Galvis, Asche, Nelson HR: Brown, Asche RBI: Galvis (2), Brown, Asche (3), Nelson (2) HBP: Utley
FIELDING: E: Utley

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Buchholz	6.0	6	5	3	5	6		4.50
Breslow (BS, 1)	0.1	1	3	1	0	1		27.00
Layne	0.2	1	0	0	0	0		0.00
Tazawa (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1		0.00
Uehara	1.0	1	1	1	0	0		9.00

Philadelphia Phillies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hamels	5.2	6	4	4	2	3		6.35
De Fratus	1.1	4	2	2	0	3		13.50
Giles (H, 1)	0.1	3	2	2	0	0		54.00
Diekman	0.1	3	3	3	0	0		81.00
Gomez	1.1	1	0	0	0	0		0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	17	11	11	2	6

Game Analysis: To say that our bullpen had a rough afternoon would be quite the understatement. They got completely wrecked today. This brings me back around to wondering how long I can afford to wait to up grade the Bullpen. Will be looking out for RP in the coming months to help this team out. On the bright side our hitting was pretty good with a few standout performances especially Nelson coming off the bench and getting two hits was a key part of an outstanding seventh inning that kept us in the game.

Game #2

Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies
Apr 8, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston (1 - 0)	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	9	1
Philadelphia (0 - 1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
W: Porcello (1 - 0) L: Lee (0 - 1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			BOS	PHI

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Betts, CF	4	4	3	6	1	0	3	.500
Pedroia, 2B	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.222
Ortiz, 1B	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	.375
Ramirez, LF	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	.444
Sandoval, 3B	5	0	3	1	0	1	0	.400
Victorino, RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Bogaerts, SS	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.125
Hanigan, C	2	2	1	0	2	1	0	.500
Porcello, P	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	34	8	9	8	6	4	3
BATTING: HR: Betts (3) RBI: Betts (6), Ramirez, Sandoval HBP: Bogaerts SAC: Porcello GIDP: Ramirez
FIELDING: E: Ortiz

Philadelphia Phillies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Revere, CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.125
Galvis, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Utley. 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
Howard, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.111
Brown, LF	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.142
Ruiz, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125
Asche, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285
Sizemore, RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Lee, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.666
Blanco	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	30	0	3	0	1	4	0
BATTING: GIDP: Howard

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Porcello	9.0	3	0	0	1	4		0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	3	0	0	1	4		0.00

Philadelphia Phillies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Lee	4.0	5	6	6	2	2		13.50
Pettibone	2.0	2	0	0	1	0		0.00
De Fratus	2.0	0	0	0	1	2		5.40
Gomez	1.0	2	2	2	2	0		7.71
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	9	8	8	6	4

Game Analysis: Really rough game as the Phillies were completely shut down out there. The only positive we can take from this game is the fact that the bullpen, for the most part, had a better game today as the starting pitcher was cause for most of the harm. It's going to be a long season if we see any more games like this out there.

Game #3

Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies
Apr 9, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston (2 - 0)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Philadelphia (0 - 2)	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	6	1
W: Harang (1 - 0) L: Miley (0 - 1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			BOS	PHI

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Betts, CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.400
Holt, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
Ortiz, 1B	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.417
Ramirez, LF	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.462
Sandoval, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.286
Pedroia, 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.308
Victorino, RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.231
Hanigan, C	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.444
Miley, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Craig	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Castillo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	36	0	10	0	1	8	0
BATTING: 2B: Pedroia, Ortiz, Hanigan GIDP: Miley, Betts

Philadelphia Phillies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Revere, CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.083
Asche, 3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.300
Utley. 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.300
Ruf, 1B	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	.333
Ruiz, C	4	1	2	4	0	0	1	.250
Brown, LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.100
Sizemore, RF	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.100
Galvis, SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.167
Harang, P	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	30	5	6	5	4	10	1
BATTING: 2B: Ruiz, Asche HR: Ruiz RBI: Ruiz (4), Sizemore
FIELDING: E: Utley

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Miley	5.0	4	4	4	2	7		7.20
Varvaro	1.0	2	1	1	2	2		9.00
Breslow	2.0	0	0	0	0	1		3.86
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	6	5	5	4	10

Philadelphia Phillies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Harang	7.0	8	0	0	1	5		0.00
Diekman	1.0	2	0	0	0	2		20.25
Giles	1.0	0	0	0	0	1		13.50
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	10	0	0	1	8

Game Analysis: Not my worst game ever, I would have liked to keep the amount of strikeouts I fell victim to in the single digits. The quick counts performed perfect in this game as I found myself in a lot of full count situations as well as 1 - 2 situations. I hate the umpires not being perfect as I lost a few pitches that could have been called correctly by a five year old, but it makes it realistic regardless of how many times I get screwed by it. Also got really lucky as in five of the nine innings I managed to strand runners in scoring position including one bases loaded situation.

Series Analysis: I've seen a lot worse and we are just getting started, but I'd like to see improvement in the next series against Washington. I can not win all the games by myself so I will be looking around for potential upgrades as well, but that won't be until May or June as I need more time to evaluate how this season may be looking in July. We need to improve all aspects of our game as fielding is our strongest attribute at the current time. Looking forward to the next series to see what will happen next.

[CACNighthawk]

Series #2 Washington Nationals (1 - 2) @ Philadelphia Phillies (1 - 2)

Game #1

Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies
Apr 10, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Washington (1 - 2)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	8	1
Philadelphia (1 - 2)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	7	0
W: Gomez (1 - 0) L: Stammen (0 - 1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			WAS	PHI

Washington Nationals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Span, CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.266
Escobar, 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.312
Werth, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333
Rendon, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.066
Harper, RF	3	1	1	0	1	2	0	.307
Zimmerman, 1B	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.071
Espinosa, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Desmond, SS	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.357
Ramos, C	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.166
Fister, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
McLouth	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.666
Frandsen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	33	2	8	2	3	7	1
BATTING: 2B: McLouth HR: Zimmerman RBI: Zimmerman, Ramos GIDP: Escobar
FIELDING: E: Rendon

Philadelphia Phillies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Revere, CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.125
Asche, 3B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.285
Utley, 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.285
Howard, 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.083
Brown, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071
Ruiz, C	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.333
Sizemore, PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100
Francoeur, RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.333
Blanco	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Galvis, SS	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.200
Billingsley, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500
Ruf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
TEAM TOTALS	32	3	7	2	4	5	2
BATTING: HR: Asche, Utley RBI: Asche, Utley
BASERUNNING: SB: Revere

Washington Nationals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Fister	6.0	6	1	1	1	3		1.50
Hill	1.0	0	0	0	0	2		0.00
Blevins	1.0	1	1	1	0	0		9.00
Stammen	0.0	0	1	0	3	0		27.00
Thornton	0.0	0	0	0	0	0		5.40
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	7	3	2	4	5

Philadelphia Phillies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Billingsley	7.0	6	1	1	0	6		1.28
De Fratus	1.0	1	0	0	1	1		4.15
Papelbon (BS, 1)	0.1	1	1	1	2	0		13.50
Gomez	0.2	0	0	0	0	0		6.75
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	8	2	2	3	7

Game Analysis: Nice hard fought victory for the Phillies. Our fielding continues to be a strong attribute for us, at least compared to other teams that face us (opponents: 4 - Phillies: 2). Still having an issue getting good contact on the ball as we have four hitters with a BA of .125 and under with all of them being starters. Despite the negative of our hitting our pitching game looked good again in this game despite the BS we gave in the ninth.

Game #2

Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies
Apr 11, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Washington (2 - 2)	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	8	16	0
Philadelphia (2 - 2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
W: Gonzalez (1 - 0) L: Slowley (0 - 1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			WAS	PHI

Washington Nationals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Span, CF	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	.263
McLouth, RF	5	1	3	0	0	1	0	.625
Werth, LF	4	2	2	0	1	1	0	.368
Rendon, 3B	5	2	3	4	0	1	1	.200
Desmond, SS	5	0	2	1	0	1	0	.368
Ramos, C	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	.235
Escobar, 2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	.285
Frandsen, 1B	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	.166
Gonzalez, P	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
TEAM TOTALS	42	8	16	8	2	6	2
BATTING: 2B: McLouth, Desmond, Frandsen HR: Rendon, Ramos RBI: Rendon (4), Desmond, Ramos, Escobar, Frandsen GIDP: Ramos

Philadelphia Phillies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Revere, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.100
Blanco, SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Utley, 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.235
Ruf, 1B	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	.166
Brown, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.055
Asche, 3B	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250
Sizemore, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.076
Rupp, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Slowley, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ruiz	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.375
Nelson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.600
TEAM TOTALS	32	3	7	2	4	5	2
BASERUNNING: CS: Utley
FIELDING: E: Ruf

Washington Nationals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gonzalez	9.0	2	0	0	4	8		0.00
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	7	3	2	4	5

Philadelphia Phillies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Slowley	5.0	7	3	3	1	3		5.40
De Fratus	1.0	2	1	1	0	0		5.06
Gomez	1.0	6	4	4	0	1		14.72
Diekman	1.0	1	0	0	1	2		11.57
Giles	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		7.71
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	16	8	8	2	6

Game Analysis: Second series in a row where we get completely shut down in a game. Our two hits came from the bench which great......you know.......if our starters could actually get on base for them. Bullpen returned to it's old habits of having a breakdown halfway through the game. Overall not a good game, not even average......lets chalk it up under terrible.

Game #3

Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies
Apr 12, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Washington (3 - 2)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	6	0
Philadelphia (2 - 3)	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	13	1
W: Hamels (1 - 0) L: Scherzer (0 - 2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			WAS	PHI

Washington Nationals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Span, CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.261
Frandsen, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.100
Werth, RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.348
Rendon, 3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.208
Ramos, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.190
Zimmerman, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.056
Desmond, SS	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	.409
Harper, LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
Scherzer, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Esinosa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
McLouth	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.556
Escobar, SS	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.318
TEAM TOTALS	34	2	6	2	0	8	2
BATTING: HR: Rendon, Desmond RBI: Rendon, Desmond

Philadelphia Phillies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Revere, CF	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	.208
Galvis, SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.263
Utley, 2B	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.238
Howard, 1B	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.133
Brown, LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.048
Ruiz, C	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	.450
Asche, 3B	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.300
Sizemore, RF	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	.118
Hamels, P	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	33	7	13	6	1	4	1
BATTING: 2B: Revere (2), Howard, Sizemore, Asche, Glavis HR: Utley RBI: Utley (2), Howard, Sizemore (2), Asche SAC: Howard GIDP: Utley, Sizemore
FIELDING: E: Howard

Washington Nationals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Scherzer	2.1	10	6	6	1	1		5.79
Roark	1.2	1	1	1	0	0		5.40
Stammen	2.0	1	0	0	0	0		10.80
Thornton	2.0	1	0	0	0	3		2.45
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	13	7	7	1	4

Philadelphia Phillies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hamels	8.0	6	2	2	0	8		3.95
Giles	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		5.40
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	6	2	2	0	8

Game Analysis: Pretty good game overall. Quick counts wasn't as hard as last time as there weren't many situations where my back was against the wall. Will be messing with the sliders before my next playable game see if I can't bump it up a little bit for next time. Both home runs were given on circle changes that didn't hit the mark otherwise this would be another shut out. Didn't strike out as much and defiantly helped this team hitting wise.

Series Analysis: We won this series but there are still a lot of issues going forward as hitting and pitching took bit hits in the first two games of the series. LF Brown is standing out as an issue at the current point. He doesn't make good contact with the ball in sim or play. Will be looking to upgrade the position in the near future.