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Pence not concerned with left knee tendinitis
Hunter Pence had played in every inning of every game since joining the Phillies two months ago. Charlie Manuel planned on keeping that streak alive on Tuesday, when the Phillies hosted Washington in a day-night doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park.
But in the sixth inning of the matinee with the Nats, Brandon Moss pinch ran for Pence in the sixth inning of a scoreless game. Pence sat out game Game 2, too.
The diagnosis: left patella tendinitis.
Pence will have a precautionary MRI today. He appeared to have tweaked his left knee while running out an infield single in the first inning of Tuesday’s matinee against the Nationals.
“I’ve had patellar tendinitis for forever so it just flared up a little bit,” Pence said. “They want me to go get an MRI. I didn’t really feel it necessary, but I’m going to do what they want me to do.”
Pence believes he can return as soon as tonight.
“It’s fine,” Pence said. “This is the first day in Philadelphia it’s flared up – it’s one of those things. It’s part of the game. I don’t even really like to talk about it because there’s a difference between injuries and being hurt. Pain is something that you deal with and you don’t talk about. It’s not that big a deal.”
Pence's first time out of the starting lineup resulted in the Phillies fourth straight loss. It's the first time all season they've lost four straight at home.
The Phils haven't lost five straight anywhere - home or away - this season.
Without Pence - or Ryan Howard, who remains sidelined after getting an anti-inflammatory shot on his ailing left foot Monday - the Phils were shut out for the second time in three days. They've scored three runs or less in 12 of their last 13 games.
"I don’t think any of us like the way it’s going right now," Pence said. "Hopefully it’s a little bit of a wake-up call and I think that could ultimately be a good thing to go through this now and come out of it. We’re going to find a way to make it better."
"There’s intensity. We’re not the best losers here. The Phillies, they want to win. Charlie wants to win – all these guys. I think it’s going to pick up here pretty soon because ultimately it’s embarrassing to go out and play like that."
But in the sixth inning of the matinee with the Nats, Brandon Moss pinch ran for Pence in the sixth inning of a scoreless game. Pence sat out game Game 2, too.
The diagnosis: left patella tendinitis.
Pence will have a precautionary MRI today. He appeared to have tweaked his left knee while running out an infield single in the first inning of Tuesday’s matinee against the Nationals.
“I’ve had patellar tendinitis for forever so it just flared up a little bit,” Pence said. “They want me to go get an MRI. I didn’t really feel it necessary, but I’m going to do what they want me to do.”
Pence believes he can return as soon as tonight.
“It’s fine,” Pence said. “This is the first day in Philadelphia it’s flared up – it’s one of those things. It’s part of the game. I don’t even really like to talk about it because there’s a difference between injuries and being hurt. Pain is something that you deal with and you don’t talk about. It’s not that big a deal.”
Pence's first time out of the starting lineup resulted in the Phillies fourth straight loss. It's the first time all season they've lost four straight at home.
The Phils haven't lost five straight anywhere - home or away - this season.
Without Pence - or Ryan Howard, who remains sidelined after getting an anti-inflammatory shot on his ailing left foot Monday - the Phils were shut out for the second time in three days. They've scored three runs or less in 12 of their last 13 games.
"I don’t think any of us like the way it’s going right now," Pence said. "Hopefully it’s a little bit of a wake-up call and I think that could ultimately be a good thing to go through this now and come out of it. We’re going to find a way to make it better."
"There’s intensity. We’re not the best losers here. The Phillies, they want to win. Charlie wants to win – all these guys. I think it’s going to pick up here pretty soon because ultimately it’s embarrassing to go out and play like that."
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