Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Park Suffers Worst Outing of Season

By Kim Jae-won

Philadelphia Phillies starter Park Chan-ho had his worst outing of the season and was replaced in the second inning, but the Phillies still managed to beat the Washington Nationals 8-6, Monday (Seoul Time).

The South Korean allowed five runs on five hits and four walks, facing 13 batters through 1 1/3 innings before he was lifted. It was Park's shortest outing of the season after two consecutive quality starts in games against the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. With the poor start, Park saw his ERA climb to 7.08 from 6.00.

The Phillies gave Park a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning thanks to a two-run double by Shane Victorino and an RBI single from Jayson Werth off Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann.

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