Phillies Rough Up Nelson, Brewers lose 6-3

Rupp also doubled and scored for the Phillies, whose 167 runs entering the game were the second-lowest total in the majors.

Milwaukee managed only an infield single by Jonathan Lucroy in the second and a single by Chris Carter in the fourth before putting together its first serious scoring opportunity in the fifth.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jimmy Nelson was disappointed he couldn't do more to help his ballclub. In 5.1 innings that day, he allowed a season-high seven earned runs on nine base hits.

He gave up six runs and seven hits with one strikeout and three walks. "That game could be totally different if I just execute a couple of pitches".

Cameron Rupp and Andres Blanco were responsible for four of Philadelphia's runs by way of the long ball, helping to end the Phillies' seven-game losing streak. "We had some good two-out hits, and I think that was really the key".

"Any time we score six runs it's a big deal around here", Mackanin said. "I'm hoping it's going to loosen us up a little bit".

That lead grew to 3-0 following two more singles, one from Tommy Joseph and the other, an RBI-producing hit by Jimmy Paredes.

Three more runs by the Phillies in the fourth put the game out of reach. The Brewers averted a sweep by nemesis St. Louis with a 3-1 victory in Wednesday's series finale to post their sixth win in nine games.

They'll try to resume their success in this series Thursday night when the Phillies look to avoid their seventh straight loss overall and eighth in a row at home to the Brewers in the opener of this four-game set. "Things just haven't been working for us".

"Pretty much it was just me that didn't hold up my part of the job today", Nelson said.

Anderson allowed a run on three hits, striking out six with no walks.

"I'm trying to be too precise instead of going out and pitching and doing what I was doing at the beginning of the season", Velasquez said. You have to fight through it. It's getting the best of me. I've got to figure something out. After he followed that by walking rare bases loaded, Velasquez was met on the mound by manager Pete Mackanin, who kindly asked for the ball from his starter with just one out in the top of the fifth inning.

Odubel Herrera and Maikel Franco are among those scuffling, though they might be able to find their stroke against the Milwaukee Brewers. 500 for the first time since April 24.

The Phillies are sporting pinstriped unis with the pillbox cap, made popular by the Pittsburgh Pirates during the same era. Cody Asche flies out to deep center field to Kirk Nieuwenhuis. Milwaukee reinstated RF Domingo Santana (right shoulder strain) from the disabled list and sent Keon Broxton to Triple-A Colorado Springs.

"Hill gave the Brewers a 1-0 lead in the second on an RBI double".