No surprise here. As expected, Kyle Kendrick will start Tuesday night in Cleveland, Charlie Manuel said today. And why not? The Phillies couldn't have skipped Kendrick in the rotation (at least not this time around), and the kid pitched well enough in his major-league debut Wednesday to get another shot. One word of caution: the Cleveland Indians are not the Chicago White Sox.* Rest assured: Brett Myers is NOT injured. Myers made that clear when a few reporters spoke to him today. Without offering an explanation, Comcast SportsNet showed pictures yesterday of Myers grabbing the back of his right arm after throwing a bullpen session. Myers explained he was merely pointing out to trainer Scott Sheridan where he still feels some soreness. But there's no cause for alarm.
* Great stat, courtesy of Newark resident Dave Smith, a baseball historian and founder of retrosheet.org. Last night's 12-8 loss marked only the second time in a decade the Phillies have hit five homers in a game and lost. The last was June 13, 2006, against the Mets.
* Freddy Garcia's agent tells The News Journal that Garcia had a cortisone injection three days before his last start in Kansas City.
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