Gray (8-6) gave up seven runs (six earned) on six hits and four walks in Friday's 10-6 loss to the Phillies. He struck out six.
Gray has enjoyed a solid season overall, but couldn't get settled for the second straight start. He still managed to notch an impressive 14 swinging strikes, but got into trouble early, allowing an RBI single to Odubel Herrera in the first and an RBI double to Peter Bourjos in the second. Gray then allowed Bourjos to score on a wild pitch and eventually gave up a mammoth three-run blast to Ryan Howard in the fifth that put an end to his night. The 24-year-old has now surrendered 15 runs (14 earned) on 16 hits and five walks over the eight innings covering his last two starts. He'll try to turn things around when he takes on the Nationals next Wednesday.