Betting Odds - St.Louis vs Philadelphia Live Scores, Picks and Preview: Kendrick looks to shake off his early issues and improve to 4-0 against the Cardinals on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park as the two NL division leaders continue their four-games series.
Kendrick (0-1, 7.61 ERA) has one outstanding start to his credit, pitching eight shutout innings at Atlanta on April 20, but his other four have been rather forgettable. The right-hander has an 11.49 ERA in those games, yielding six homers in 15 2-3 innings.
He gave up four runs on three homers over five innings Friday in a 9-1 loss to the New York Mets, but on Sunday, manager Charlie Manuel and pitching coach Rich Dubee said they don’t plan to remove Kendrick from the rotation.
“You’ve got somebody down in (Triple-A) Lehigh who’s pitching better right now?” Dubee told the Phillies’ official website. “Right now, we think Kyle will get straightened out. And I don’t know we have a whole lot of other candidates. We need Kyle to step up. We need him to be more efficient.”
Keeping him in to face the Cardinals (18-9) might prove to be a good move. Kendrick is 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA in three career starts versus St. Louis - none since June 2008 - and he’s 9-2 lifetime against the NL Central leaders.
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