The injury-plagued Phillies were beaten by the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, 11-7. Jimmy Rollins had four hits for Philadelphia, who couldn't overcome another poor start from Kyle Kendrick.
Get More MLB VideoThe slumping Phillies loss their third straight game as they dropped the series opener to the Twins. Starter Kyle Kendrick was lit up for 8 hits and six runs over four innings of work in the loss. Philly Designated Hitter Jim Thome led the way on offense for the Phils, going 2-4 with two RBI in the 11-7 loss to the Twins. The sliding Phillies fell 9.5 games behind the Nationals in the NL East as they've lost nine of their last ten.