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Topic Started: Apr 10 2014, 09:00 AM (5 Views)
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ST. LOUIS -- Another Philadelphia Phillies star is ailing. Two-time Cy Young winner Roy Halladay gave up a grand slam to Yadier Molina in an abbreviated two-inning start before leaving with shoulder soreness in an 8-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Halladay pitched with the injury the last few innings of his last start, and cutting back on throwing between outings didnt help. "Worried? Yeah, definitely, Im concerned," manager Charlie Manuel said. "Pitching is one of the big things on our club and when guys miss a turn, it concerns me." The Phillies, already without stars Ryan Howard and Chase Utley all year, missed a chance for their first four-game sweep in St. Louis in 99 years. Manuel declined to lay out a scenario if Halladay cant make his next start or worse, saying only: "If we have to fill a rotation spot, well get somebody and fill it. The games will go on." Asked about his level of concern, pitching coach Rich Dubee said: "I dont know. Im not a doctor." Dubee told Halladay (4-5) that his day was done in the dugout after chatting with the pitcher. "I know hes had a cranky shoulder and he hasnt looked right, and didnt look right today," Dubee said. "And I knew he wasnt going to come out of the game, so I basically said Thats enough." Halladay said the soreness comes from the back of the shoulder. He anticipates an examination on Tuesday. "Im hoping its something we can just calm down quickly and get back out there," the pitcher said. "Its not the point where Im in agony throwing pitches." Adam Wainwright (4-5) allowed a run on seven hits in six innings, thriving in 90-degree heat for his second straight dominant outing. Molina left due to dehydration during an at-bat in the fifth. "I was seeing the pitcher like three pitchers at the same time," Molina said. "So that wasnt a good feeling. I was kind of dizzy. Its the first time it happened to me and Im glad I said something." All of the Cardinals runs came from homers. Carlos Beltrans three-run homer in the fifth was his NL-leading 15th and rookie Matt Adams, whos been filling in for injured Lance Berkman at first base, added the first of his career off Chad Qualls. Halladay (4-5) departed with a 3.98 ERA after an outing that matched the second-shortest outing of his career. The team said the two-time Cy Young award winner was taken out as a precautionary measure and that hell be re-evaluated in the next few days. Halladay was 19-6 with a 2.35 ERA last year, and allowed 10 homers in 32 starts. Since winning his first three starts, Halladay is 1-5 with a 5.08 ERA in eight games, and the Phillies have lost seven of his last eight starts. Hes absorbed the last two losses for the Phillies, who entered the series finale on a four-game winning streak. Molinas third career grand slam was the fifth allowed by Halladay, two of them this year after the Braves Brian McCann connected May 2 at Atlanta. Halladay has allowed six homers this season, all this month. Unlike 2004, when Halladay had two stints on the 15-day disabled list with a shoulder injury, he wasnt able to pinpoint a particular pitch with which the pain began. The biggest problem is the time between innings when the shoulder tightens. "Its kind of that down time when it seemed to come up," Halladay said. "I think if I just went out and threw 100 straight pitches without taking a break it might be all right." Cardinals manager Mike Matheny caught Halladay as a rookie in 1999 in Toronto, and knew the pitcher was off his game. "You just didnt know if it was physical or if it was just one of those things where he couldnt get anything positive going," Matheny said. "But usually you can tell if something isnt completely right. "Those guys arent squaring him up like they have been lately." Skip Schumaker and Matt Holliday singled with one out and David Freese walked with two outs before Molina hit his seventh homer of the season to straightaway centre, a deceptive drive that had Shane Victorino backpedaling before running out of room. This is the 89th time the teams have met in St. Louis for a four-game series since the Phillies last sweep in 1913. The Phillies last three-game sweep in St. Louis was in 2006. "Going out there you just feel like were walking into a heavyweight bout with these guys and youre just going to have to slug it out," Matheny said. "The hit by Yaddy, the home run, was a big deal just to give us that shot in the arm. "You could just tell it was a different atmosphere at that point." Molina made the Cardinals only mistake, trotting from first to third after believing Adams drive right-centre in the fourth was a homer. Victorino made a leaping catch at the wall to rob Adams of extra bases and threw to first for an easy double play. The Phillies 2-3-4 hitters, Juan Pierre, Hunter Pence and Carlos Ruiz, combined for seven hits. Pierre had three hits and two RBIs. The Cardinals lead the NL with 63 homers after entering the game with eight more than the next-best Brewers. Wainwright has allowed three runs in 21 2/3 innings his last t
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