Delmon Young (who is famous for his impatience at the plate) and allowed consecutive home runs to an unlikely duo - Erik Kratz and Freddy Galvis. What could explain the drop in velocity and effectiveness, despite two days of rest? Maybe it was
Erik Kratz talks about Philadelphia's 7-2 win over Miami.
Lee feels a lot better because Galvis does. Galvis and Erik Kratz each homered off closer Aroldis Chapman in the bottom ..... second base, but Chapman wouldn't record another out. Kratz , who entered the game in the third inning after Carlos
their fifth win in seventh games in dramatic fashion Sunday, 3-2 over Cincinnati. Down a run in the ninth inning, Erik Kratz and Freddy Galvis ended the game with back-to-back homers. The Phillies will next try to move one game within
33 AM ET CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) Erik Kratz has taken an unlikely path to the ..... A year later, the 32-year-old Kratz is expected to be the opening day ..... summer when injuries hit the Phillies, Kratz impressed with his bat and glove enough
my NL-only team has a boatload of slow starters: C - Carlos Ruiz is back, thankfully, as I endured 100 percent of Erik Kratz 's .191 average. Don't even ask about my No. 2 catcher. 1B - Brandon Belt is finally heating up. 2B - Still not
The Philadelphia Phillies recalled catcher Erik Kratz from Triple-A Lehigh Valley Saturday and optioned right-hander B.J. Rosenberg to Triple-A. Kratz was promoted to fill in for catcher Carlos Ruiz, who
Philadelphia Phillies Starter: Carlos Ruiz Next: Erik Kratz Carlos Ruiz returned from his 25-game suspension Sunday, which should put an end to the Erik Kratz era in Philadelphia. Kratz started 18 of the Phils' first 25 games, but
off the ninth with a single and went to third on Erik Kratz 's single to right. Kratz moved up on pinch-hitter Kevin Frandsen's groundout ..... third on Jay's sacrifice. In the bottom half, Kratz ended an 0-for-16 slump with an RBI single
12:39 AM ET PHILADELPHIA (AP) Erik Kratz sprinted like mad from first to home ..... Pretty good legs for a catcher. Kratz enjoyed his next trip around the bases ..... go-ahead single up the middle. Kratz then hit the first pitch deep into