So now
Until
"We can split the series today and stay above. 500," he had said. "Hopefully we can pick up a game and go into Houston with some momentum. We don't want to go into that lions' den on a downer. Those guys play exceptionally well at home."
Baker also expressed hope Wood, seeking his third straight complete game, could pitch deep into the game to keep the bullpen rested.
"A couple of early exits in a row put pressure on our bullpen," Baker said. "Thank God for [Wood]."
Wood held the Phillies to a run and two hits and struck out nine in the first five innings, but he unraveled in the sixth after failing to make the play on Marlon Byrd's leadoff bunt right back to him.
It went for a single when Wood failed to field it cleanly.
In short order
A walk to
"That's where the game got away," Baker said after the Phillies completed a two-game sweep. "It was a frustrating day. We couldn't turn off the faucet in that one terrible inning.
"Have I seen enough of the Phillies? Yes, they have a good club."
The Phillies lead the league in breaking the hearts of fans on the road. A crowd of 40,377 watched
Pratt's solo homer made it 2-1 in the third, but newly acquired
Hee Seop Choi hit a three-run homer of Padilla in the seventh.
Wood (10-7) experienced some tightness in his back before the game, but he didn't blame that or Saturday's 130-pitch outing in the
"My back was OK," Wood said. "But after the fifth inning, my slider wasn't working. The grand slam was off a slider."