Baseball Correia Shines in Team Debut But Phils Lose in Extras Kevin Correia made his debut for the Phillies on Friday night. by Staff Post June 13, 2015 Kevin Correia (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) Kevin Correia made his debut for the Phillies on Friday night in Pittsburgh, but the Phillies fell in 13 innings to the Pirates by a score of 1-0. The loss marks the team’s seventh in their last ten games. The problem for both teams wasn’t the lack of hitting, as both teams had seven hits or more in the first nine innings of the game. The problem was that neither team could push the runners across. The Phillies had men on the corners with one out in the top of the tenth following a leadoff single by Ben Revere, who advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Andres Blanco and to third on the ensuing wild pitch by Jared Hughes. Revere would be stranded there and the Phillies would not score. In the bottom of the tenth inning, the Pirates had the bases loaded and they too couldn’t push the winning run across. The Pirates finally broke the tie and ended the game in the bottom of the 13th inning. Chris Stewart reached on an infield single with one away. Stewart advanced to second on the following play when Gregory Polanco grounded out to Ryan Howard at first. With two outs and Stewart on second, Starling Marte grounded the 0-1 pitch from Dustin McGowan back up the middle and into centerfield, allowing Stewart to score the winning run. Correia went 5.2 scoreless innings pitched in his return to the big leagues. He allowed five hits and walked only one batter while striking out four batters. Correira has spent his career fluctuating between the minor leagues and the big leagues. Correia looked strong for the majority of the night, working his way into the sixth inning. It was in this inning that he reached his first real danger, allowing runners to reach on first and second for the first time of the night. At that time manager Ryne Sandberg made a move to the bullpen, bringing in Elvis Araujo and ending Correia’s night at 86 pitches. Correia just couldn’t get any run support, despite the fact that the Phillies having six hits while Correia was on the mound. In the past nine games leading into Friday night, the Phillies scored four or more runs in seven of them. The Phillies are came into the night after being swept in three games by the Reds. They also dropped two of three to Giants in a weekend series at home after beating the Reds in two of three last week. With the Phillies struggling to keep the runs against low, Correira could bring stability to the struggling pitching staff. Post Views: 1,310 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Staff Post Latest posts by Staff Post (see all) In The Zone Announces Initial Podcast Lineup - November 13, 2020 The Essential Resources You Need to Start Your Own Gym in 2020 - February 6, 2020 Wilder vs Fury II – How the second fight will be different to the first? - February 5, 2020 Early turnovers, defensive struggles plague the Scarlet Knights - January 26, 2020 Related TopicsAndres BlancoBen RevereJared HughesKevin CorreiaPhiladelphia PhilliesPhillies Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 29, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Boulders swept by New Jersey Jackals Pineda struggles, Yankees get beat up in Baltimore