Instant Replay: Dodgers 4, Phillies 0

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Apparently a managerial change didn’t do much for the Phillies’ offense.

As Ryne Sandberg took over the leadership of the ballclub on the day the Phillies announced the dismissal of Charlie Manuel (see story), the status quo prevailed. Behind a three-hitter from Zack Greinke, the Phillies were blanked, 4-0, by the Dodgers on Friday night at the Bank.

Greinke out-dueled Cliff Lee into the eighth inning, handing the Phils’ ace his fourth straight loss.

The defeat was the Phillies’ 20th in the last 24 games to knock them to 53-68.

Starting pitching report
Lee was solid in eight innings, allowing five hits and a walk with six strikeouts. However, Lee gave up a two-run homer to Hanley Ramirez with one out in the fourth inning. The Dodgers added a third run in the seventh when Dom Brown misplayed a line drive into an RBI double for Mark Ellis. They tacked on their final run when Scott Van Slyke singled home Ramirez in the ninth.

Greinke allowed three hits and four walks in 7 1/3 innings. He came out in the eighth after allowing an eight-pitch walk to Jimmy Rollins and an 0-2 single to Michael Young.

Bullpen report
Justin De Fratus lasted just two-thirds of the ninth inning, allowing two singles, a hit batsman and an unearned run before Sandberg turned to Cesar Jimenez for the final out of the inning.

For the Dodgers, Paco Rodriguez and Ronald Belisario each recorded an out in the eighth before turning it over to closer Kenley Jansen in a non-save situation. Jansen retired the side in order in the ninth.

At the plate
The Phillies had three hits. Cody Asche doubled to right with two outs in the second and Darin Ruf hit a single under a diving Ramirez’s glove with one out in the fourth.

However, the Phillies drew five walks and got the leadoff man on base in the third, fourth and seventh innings. They also left the bases loaded in the eighth and went 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position.

Ramirez hit his 12th homer of the season and the third in his career off Lee. In going 1 for 3 against Lee, Ramirez is 8 for 16 all-time against the lefty.

Juan Uribe added a pair of hits with a double.

For the history books
Sandberg made his big-league debut for the Phillies on Sept. 2, 1981 in Atlanta as a pinch runner for catcher Bob Boone in a 4-3 loss to the Braves. Sandberg scored a run in the ninth inning of that game on a single by Pete Rose. Phillies broadcaster Gary Matthews batted third for the Phillies and went 0 for 5 in Sandberg’s debut.

Up next
The Phillies and Dodgers continue the series on Saturday night when Kyle Kendrick (10-9, 4.48) faces lefty Clayton Kershaw (11-7, 1.88). Kendrick suffered a 6-1 loss to the Dodgers on June 30, allowing four runs on 10 hits and a walk in six innings.

Kendrick is 5-5 with a 7.36 ERA in 11 career appearances against the Dodgers and in his last seven starts, the righty has allowed 34 runs (29 earned) on 55 hits and nine walks in 36 innings. That’s a 7.25 ERA since June, after posting a 3.59 ERA in the first three months of the season.

Strangely, Kershaw is winless in his career against the Phillies, sporting an 0-4 record with a 4.31 ERA in eight starts. This comes despite the fact that Kershaw has allowed two runs or less in four starts against the Phillies, including just one run on five hits in eight innings on July 18, 2012 at Dodger Stadium.

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