eir penultimate homestand of 2018 in desperate need of some wins as they try to stay in the National League East race.The second-place Phillies will play the three teams behind them in the division during the nine-game homestand David Peralta Jersey , starting Monday night against the Washington Nationals. Jake Arrieta (10-9, 3.61 ERA) will get the start against Washington right-hander Erick Fedde (1-3, 6.00) in the opener of the final series between the teams in 2018.The Phillies have not won a series since sweeping the Marlins in early August. Philadelphia is 11-20 since then and, at 74-68, as close as it has been to .500 since it was 43-37 on June 29. Philadelphia’s latest loss, a 6-4 defeat against the New York Mets on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, pushed it 4 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Braves for the division’s top spot.Article continues below ...Despite a month without a series victory, the Phillies still have a chance to catch the Braves, who they play seven times in the final two weeks of the season. The Phillies are 43-26 at home but just 28-32 against the rest of the NL East this season. They have an 8-8 mark against the Nationals.“We need to turn the page quickly,” Phillies manager Gabe Kapler told reporters after Sunday’s loss in New York. “Looking forward to getting back to Philadelphia where we’ve played really good baseball all year long. We will come out (Monday) having turned the page. We’re prepared to do that.”The Nationals (71-72) enter the series with a two-game winning streak, beating the Chicago Cubs twice before their Sunday game was rained out. There are eight games separating the Nationals and the Braves. Fedde will make his eighth start of the season and his second since rejoining the Nationals after a shoulder injury sidelined him for two months. He gave up four runs (all in the second inning) and four hits and had seven strikeouts in five innings against the St. Louis Cardinals last Tuesday.“I think just that second inning got away from me a little bit http://www.diamondbacksfanproshop.com/authentic-deven-marrero-jersey ,” Fedde told MLB.com after the game. “I started getting a little slider happy with some of the guys that came up, and I think I just let it take over.”Fedde, 25, is 1-1 with a 6.55 ERA in two career starts against the Phillies.Rhys Hoskins will try to keep his home run streak going against Fedde and the Nationals. Hoskins homered for the third consecutive game in Sunday’s loss. The Phillies’ 25-year-old slugger has 30 homers this season, and he has homered in three straight games on three separate occasions in 2018.Arrieta was strong in his last outing, notching 11 strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings against the Miami Marlins. The veteran right-hander has allowed two homers in each of his last three starts, including in a three-inning performance against the Nationals on Aug. 29.Arrieta is 1-2 with a 5.25 ERA and a 1.567 WHIP in 12 career starts against Washington. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drew Pomeranz is eager to return to his top form from two years ago and forget an injury-shortened year in 2018.The left-hander agreed Wednesday to a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants to provide depth in their rotation, and the deal includes $3.5 million in possible roster and performance bonuses.Pomeranz is very familiar with the NL West, having pitched for Colorado and San Diego, and also knows the Bay Area. He spent the 2014-15 seasons with Oakland.“The big thing for me was opportunity Clay Buchholz Jersey ,” Pomeranz said. “My big thing is getting back on track to doing what I can do and just being myself again because it’s very frustrating when you have to fight through a year where you know this isn’t me, how do I fix this, what I can I do to make this never happen again? In that regard, this just felt like a great fit for me.”Pomeranz pitched the past three years with Boston. He won a career-high 17 games for the Red Sox in 2017. But he went 2-6 with a 6.08 ERA last season and was limited to 11 starts and 26 appearances for the World Series champions because of two stints on the disabled list — first with a strained left forearm followed by biceps tendinitis in his pitching arm.He did not pitch in the World Series but was on the roster. If he can stay healthy, the 30-year-old Pomeranz gives the Giants a reliable arm in the rotation after two injury-plagued years by starters Madison Bumgarner, Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija.Pomeranz will be built up as a starter come spring training next month but also could be used out of the bullpen as needed.“You go back to 2016 and ’17 he was one of the best left-handed starters in baseball, made 30-plus starts both of those years, put up really good numbers,” said Farhan Zaidi, new Giants president of baseball operations. “We value guys who have that flexibility but where we are as a staff with our depth in the bullpen, the need for innings and more of veteran presences on the rotation side Andrew Chafin Jersey , our plan is to bring him to be in the rotation.”Pomeranz began his throwing program earlier this offseason.“It was a battle all year for me,” he said. “There’s zero lack of motivation for me this year. I’ve put in way more time than I have in a long time.”The Giants also re-signed lefty Derek Holland last week for one year and $7 million, so they have depth in the rotation — and that’s something Zaidi appreciates given how many injuries the staff has dealt with recently.While Samardzija’s throwing program “continues to go great,” questions remain about how he will perform initially and how durable he will be. All indications are he will be ready for spring training and the start of the season, but the Giants are being cautious in expecting him to be able to make 32 to 34 starts.“As of now, he’s pretty much on schedule,” Zaidi said.Pomeranz can earn $1.5 million in active roster bonuses: $500,000 for opening day, $250,000 each for 90 and 120 days and $500,000 for 150 days.He also has $500 Darryl Strawberry Jersey ,000 in innings bonuses: $250,000 each for 25 and 50. And he has $1.5 million in bonuses for starts: $125,000 each for two, four, six and eight; $100,,000 apiece for 10, 14, 16, 18, 20 http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-jacob-degrom-jersey , 24, 27 and 30, and $200,000 for 32.“Obviously excited for another fresh start,” Pomeranz said. “Last season for me personally was kind just one of those years where I just had to suck it up and fight through it and know that’s not the normal me, it was just a fluke year kind of deal. I’ve worked really hard this offseason at getting back to where I was the previous years. I feel pretty good about where I’m at right now.”
