BALTIMORE -- For Wei-Yin Chen, pitching against the offensively challenged Philadelphia Phillies made up for some of the misfortune he encountered earlier this season.
Chen pitched eight innings of four-hit ball, Matt Wieters hit a three-run homer and the Baltimore Orioles beat the skidding Phillies 4-0 Monday night.
Chen (3-4) struck out nine and walked one to help the Orioles win for the ninth time in 11 games. The eight innings tied his career high and was the longest stint by an Orioles starter this month.
Zach Britton got the final three outs to seal the last-place Phillies' seventh straight defeat. Philadelphia has been blanked in three of its last four games.
Although Chen came in with a 3.21 ERA over 12 starts, he often went weeks at a time without a win. Against the Phillies, however, the Taiwanese left-hander was in complete control.
"I felt great, and all my pitches were working today," Chen said through an interpreter.
It was one of those rare times this season when he got a win for his effort.
"If you're consistently pitching well, then those things work themselves out," manager Buck Showalter said. "Over the long haul, you'll get rewarded for it."
The Phillies have lost 11 in a row on the road and are a major league-worst 7-27 in away games. The loss -- their 17th in the last 20 games overall -dropped them a season-high 21 games under .500 (22-43).
"We need to swing the bats," manager Ryne Sandberg said. "I know the guys are playing hard, hustling and trying hard. Players grinding it out, trying to turn the page."
Rookie Maikel Franco was ejected from the game in the seventh inning by home plate umpire Eric Cooper for arguing a third-strike call. Franco also showed his displeasure in the first inning after being called out on strikes.
"I just told him three times he called that pitch a ball," Franco said. "That is what happened. I wasn't happy with the first pitch he had called."
Aaron Harang (4-8) matched zeroes with Chen until the fifth inning, when Travis Snider hit a two-out double off the glove of left fielder Cody Asche and J.J. Hardy lined a single past the outstretched arm of shortstop Freddy Galvis.
Wieters connected in the sixth to make it 4-0. After missing the first two months of the season recovering from elbow surgery, Wieters is batting 333 with two homers and seven RBI in eight games.
"Right now, I'm just trying to see the ball well and trying to take that into the game," he said.
Harang gave up four runs and five hits in six innings. He's lost five straight starts for the first time since 2009.
"It was one pitch -- a flat, cement-mixer slider there to Wieters," the right-hander said. "I throw that ball down more, he's probably going to take that pitch for a ball."
After rain delayed the start for 27 minutes, both pitchers went to work. Chen allowed a walk over the first three innings and Harang yielded a bunt single by Chris Davis, who was wiped out in a double play.
Manny Machado drew a leadoff walk in the fourth and reached third base with one out before Harang retired Adam Jones and Davis.
START ME UP
Phillies: Philadelphia starters haven't earned a win since May 23 at Washington.
Orioles: Chen's outing ended a run of 14 straight games in which Baltimore starters failed to go seven innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: RHP Chad Billingsley (forearm) is scheduled to make rehab starts for Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday and Sunday before being re-evaluated, Sandberg said.
Orioles: 2B Jonathan Schoop (sprained right knee) will launch his rehab assignment Friday with Double-A Bowie. "We're not going to activate him until we're 100 percent sure" he's ready Showalter said.
ON DECK
Phillies: Jerome Williams (3-6) seeks his first win in six starts on Tuesday night in the series finale before the teams travel to Philadelphia.
Orioles: Chris Tillman (4-7) makes his first career appearance against the Phillies.
Chen pitched eight innings of four-hit ball, Matt Wieters hit a three-run homer and the Baltimore Orioles beat the skidding Phillies 4-0 Monday night.
Chen (3-4) struck out nine and walked one to help the Orioles win for the ninth time in 11 games. The eight innings tied his career high and was the longest stint by an Orioles starter this month.
Zach Britton got the final three outs to seal the last-place Phillies' seventh straight defeat. Philadelphia has been blanked in three of its last four games.
Although Chen came in with a 3.21 ERA over 12 starts, he often went weeks at a time without a win. Against the Phillies, however, the Taiwanese left-hander was in complete control.
"I felt great, and all my pitches were working today," Chen said through an interpreter.
It was one of those rare times this season when he got a win for his effort.
"If you're consistently pitching well, then those things work themselves out," manager Buck Showalter said. "Over the long haul, you'll get rewarded for it."
The Phillies have lost 11 in a row on the road and are a major league-worst 7-27 in away games. The loss -- their 17th in the last 20 games overall -dropped them a season-high 21 games under .500 (22-43).
"We need to swing the bats," manager Ryne Sandberg said. "I know the guys are playing hard, hustling and trying hard. Players grinding it out, trying to turn the page."
Rookie Maikel Franco was ejected from the game in the seventh inning by home plate umpire Eric Cooper for arguing a third-strike call. Franco also showed his displeasure in the first inning after being called out on strikes.
"I just told him three times he called that pitch a ball," Franco said. "That is what happened. I wasn't happy with the first pitch he had called."
Aaron Harang (4-8) matched zeroes with Chen until the fifth inning, when Travis Snider hit a two-out double off the glove of left fielder Cody Asche and J.J. Hardy lined a single past the outstretched arm of shortstop Freddy Galvis.
Wieters connected in the sixth to make it 4-0. After missing the first two months of the season recovering from elbow surgery, Wieters is batting 333 with two homers and seven RBI in eight games.
"Right now, I'm just trying to see the ball well and trying to take that into the game," he said.
Harang gave up four runs and five hits in six innings. He's lost five straight starts for the first time since 2009.
"It was one pitch -- a flat, cement-mixer slider there to Wieters," the right-hander said. "I throw that ball down more, he's probably going to take that pitch for a ball."
After rain delayed the start for 27 minutes, both pitchers went to work. Chen allowed a walk over the first three innings and Harang yielded a bunt single by Chris Davis, who was wiped out in a double play.
Manny Machado drew a leadoff walk in the fourth and reached third base with one out before Harang retired Adam Jones and Davis.
START ME UP
Phillies: Philadelphia starters haven't earned a win since May 23 at Washington.
Orioles: Chen's outing ended a run of 14 straight games in which Baltimore starters failed to go seven innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: RHP Chad Billingsley (forearm) is scheduled to make rehab starts for Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday and Sunday before being re-evaluated, Sandberg said.
Orioles: 2B Jonathan Schoop (sprained right knee) will launch his rehab assignment Friday with Double-A Bowie. "We're not going to activate him until we're 100 percent sure" he's ready Showalter said.
ON DECK
Phillies: Jerome Williams (3-6) seeks his first win in six starts on Tuesday night in the series finale before the teams travel to Philadelphia.
Orioles: Chris Tillman (4-7) makes his first career appearance against the Phillies.
7:05PM,EDT,June 15,2015
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Philadelphia - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | PHI | BAL |
| Revere grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hernández grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Franco struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | BAL |
| Machado flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Paredes flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | PHI | BAL |
| Howard grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Francoeur struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Utley walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Asche grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | BAL |
| Davis reached on bunt single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Wieters grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Davis out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Reimold grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | PHI | BAL |
| Rupp struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Galvis lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Revere grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | BAL |
| Snider lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Flaherty flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | PHI | BAL |
| Hernández reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Franco grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, Hernández out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Howard struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | BAL |
| Machado walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Paredes struck out swinging, Machado stole second, Machado to third on throwing error by catcher Rupp. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | PHI | BAL |
| Francoeur grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Utley grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Asche struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | BAL |
| Wieters flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Reimold flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Snider doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy singled to center, Snider scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Flaherty struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | PHI | BAL |
| Rupp flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Galvis grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Revere grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | BAL |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Paredes singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Jones grounded into fielder's choice to third, Paredes out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Davis walked, Jones to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Wieters homered to right (378 feet), Jones and Davis scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Reimold popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | PHI | BAL |
| Hernández doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 4 |
| Philadelphia's M Franco ejected by E Cooper in the 7th. | 0 | 4 |
| Franco struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| Howard struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Francoeur struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Elvis Araujo pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | BAL |
| Blanco at third base. | 0 | 4 |
| Araujo relieved Harang. | 0 | 4 |
| Snider grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Flaherty struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | PHI | BAL |
| Reimold in right field. | 0 | 4 |
| Lough in left field. | 0 | 4 |
| Utley singled to deep right, Utley out stretching at second. | 0 | 4 |
| Asche singled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Asche to second on wild pitch by Chen. | 0 | 4 |
| Rupp struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| Galvis grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jeanmar Gomez pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | BAL |
| Gómez relieved Araujo. | 0 | 4 |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| Paredes struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| Jones walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Davis flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | PHI | BAL |
| Britton relieved Chen. | 0 | 4 |
| Revere struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Blanco grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia Phillies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Revere CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .273 | .311 | .352 |
| Hernández 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .229 | .333 | .314 |
| Franco 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .274 | .317 | .513 |
Blanco 3B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .265 | .321 | .449 |
| Howard 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .233 | .272 | .460 |
| Francoeur RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .266 | .296 | .427 |
| Utley DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .187 | .268 | .293 |
| Asche LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .231 | .271 | .325 |
| Rupp C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .235 | .303 | .324 |
| Galvis SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .254 | .300 | .296 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 124 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Hernández (6, Chen) GIDP: Franco Phillies RISP: 0-5 (Howard 0-1, Rupp 0-1, Franco 0-1, Galvis 0-1, Francoeur 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Rupp (2, throw) DP: 1 (Galvis-Howard). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game started after a 27 minute delay. |
| 3B FRANCO EJECTED 7TH (ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 23,730 (51.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:09 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Eric Cooper, First Base - Lance Barksdale, Second Base - Quinn Wolcott, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |
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