and put up a 5-spot for jerad eickhoff who does the rest.en innings, doesn't allow a single run. the phills win 5-0, avoid being swept by the worst team in the league. and seven shut-outs, the most in baseball. >> we needed to win that game today the way i look at it. because we're going to be facing some tough teams. teams we -- well detroit we haven't seen, nor the cubs. we know they are both pretty good offensive-minded teams. and it's great to end the homestand with the win with some confidence going into the road trip. >>> the phills may be confident going into detroit tomorrow with ryan howard expected to be the designated hitter for that entire series. but do you have confidence any longer in ryan howard and the way he is playing? among first basemen in baseball, the worst batting average, worst on-base percentage. >> no, i don't have any confidence, but the thing about him. he has bombs, hit a couple of bombs and his average is not going to be good. he is late on everything. his bat speed declined. but what is the solution? are you g

as far as starter, jerad eickhoff he can't catch a break. nobody in baseball with more losses.re already in a hole in chicago. very first batter eickhoff faces goes yard. dexter fowler puts everyone in a foul mood. and falling behind 4-0. and ryan howard 0-4 with two strikeouts. and howard's average .154, the worst for players with 125 at-bats. and no homers in the last weeks. and phills lose 4-1 dropping six of the last eight games. >>> lebron james is a warrior. he is going to the nba finals for the sixth straight year. who will the cavaliers face? the warriors or thunder? oklahoma city trying to close out the western conference finals tonight against golden state. the second quarter, thunder center steve adams throws it down. up as many as 13 in the first, up 7 with five to go. and back come the warriors. the fourth quarter quarter clay thompson. an nba playoff record 11 threes adding up to 41 points. 14 seconds left, golden state steph curry what a shot? warriors win 108-101 to force a game seven. what a finish in the nba playoffs. >>> but, it's the worst possible word you

the phillies on the verge of getting swept by the worst team in the league, but jerad eickhoff with the of the tiger today. and he is not the only big hit against the braves. the big piece, a big disappoint the. ryan howard, the worst average in the league on the bench against atlanta. the second inning the bats come arrive. the career high, and the solo homers and the 1-0 lead. and later, the r.b.i. single, 2-0 phills. and sixth inning, a great sign. franco has been struggling and two outs, 2-run single. and phills today high the season high with 13, up 5-0. and how about some high fives all around. everything goes their way. eickhoff goes seven innings, doesn't allow a run. the phills pitchers combine for seventh shut out winning avoiding the sweep. >> we needed to win the game today the way i look at it. we will be facing tough teams. >> and lost two tough teams against the braves. to get back on the track is a great feeling. we're just, you know, happy to get it going here and rolling into detroit. >>> tough road trip coming up starting tomorrow with the tigers. we will talk phillie

nobody in baseball has more losses than phills star jerad eickhoff.chicago, the first of the game, oh, oh, dexter fowler. the lead-off solo homer. the phills giving up four homers in the last six innings. cubs get 2 in the inning and add morgue -- more in the second inning. and jason heyward. and the fills fall behind 4-1. and ninth inning looking for a run, and freddy galvis the lazy fly into right. i got it, i got it, i got it -- no, you don't. drops in. and galvis drops into second and two batters later, ryan howard another 0-4 day. the phills are 0 for chicago and strikes out ironically, and the only way the phills score. they lose 4-1. they lost six of the last eight games. >>> and chase utley the former phillie the big story in the big apple. and the mets players, he hit one in the playoffs and they throw behind him and ejected and the manager in the third. and the sixth inning the dodgers second baseman gone, solo homer. and utley more homers against the mets than any other team. he is booed. and in the seventh utley booed again with bases load

freddie freeman off jerad eickhoff and phillies lose 5-1. eickhoff 1-5 and the phills committed three errors in the game. >>> history tonight in d.c. nats scherzer 20 strikeouts against detroit. they win 3-2. >>> sam bradford's brief walk-out did not accomplish much other than have fans deny his commitment. and tom condon says he spoke with the team, no hard feelings and his client moving forward. >> he is a tough guy and the players under and to do the coaches. and the eagles made a decision that was good for them. and sam made a decision that had the opportunity to be good for him, it didn't work out. and we take our next best objection and that is to play good, or to play great and see where we are next year. >>> and several former eagles at ron jaworski's new golf course in mount laurel and bradford the hot topic in how he handled the situation. >> i would think that sam would probably be more embarrassed that he tried something that didn't work, you know. that's really how i would look at it. so now he has a lot of pressure because he t

pitcher jerad eickhoff allowed three runs six hits in last night's series opener. winless in his last six starts. >>> single game tickets for eagles home games go on sale today. it starts at 10:00 a.m. you can purchase them at the eagles home page, ticketmaster.com or by calling ticketmaster directly. >> coming up tonight on "action news at 11:00 our nydia han has an extreme case of a home construction project gone very wrong. here's a preview. >> reporter: this historic church is really stunning, isn't it? perhaps you've driven by it and wondered about it am well, i can tell you this. it is now the subject of a lawsuit and right smack in the center of a local family's unfortunate situation. >> project we knew that it was going to cost a lot. we sold everything we had to get it. >> reporter: this family says they poured their entire life savings into the project. but now because of a contractor they claim walked off the job, it's turned into a money pit. the $300,000 mistake tonight on channel six "action news" at 11:00. >> 5:18 and still ahead one of the richest m

jerad eickhoff will take the mound.cher adam morgan allowed only one run in seven innings last night and maikel franco homered in the eighth helping the phillies win three to .2. >>> steph curry is the first unanimous m.v.p. winner nba history. it's the second year he's won the award. the honor was announced hours after curry set an nba record with 17 overtime points in the warriors win over port lands on monday. golden state is up three to one in the western conference semifinals. >> it's 5:17. two companies are scrapping a mega merger that would have created a massive office supply retailer. >> and those famous peanut butter cups might be getting a serious upgrade. >> good morning, everybody. it's had you ever been day. >> hey. >> it is. >> all right. let's take a look outside right now in south philadelphia. this is the ramp from i-95 northbound to broad street. northbound traffic coming right towards you there, towards the walt whitman bridge. we do have construction blocking the off ramp because of the paving on br

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