Phillies Shut Out for Second Straight Game

When an offense faces two starting pitchers who have a combined four Cy Young Awards between them, the hitters know scoring runs will be a challenge.

After being shut out by three-time Cy Young Award Winner Clayton Kershaw Wednesday night, the Phillies were shut out again by 2009 Cy Young Award Winner Zack Greinke in a 6-0 loss.

For Greinke, the game marked his fifth consecutive start without allowing a run, and extended his scoreless streak to 35 2/3 innings. In the process, he became only the 6th pitcher in the “Live Ball era” to have at least five straight scoreless starts. The 31-year-old threw eight innings, allowing just one hit and striking out eight. He could have followed Kershaw’s…