McCullers, the bats, & Dusty Baker all have a bad game as the Phillies hammer 5 home runs & shut out the Astros. Cristian Javier starts tonight, & his fastball is a matchup advantage over Phillie bats
Good assessment, Brian! Someone (I can't recall who) on Twitter said something about how our pitchers looked great against a far weaker Yankees offense, but seem now to be "exposed" against what that writer was perceiving as a stronger Phillies offense.
Which is not at all to discount LMJ's bad outing and/or possible "tipping," and/or Dusty's certainly questionable lack of urgency in going to the 'pen, or any number of debatable topics! Of course, time (as it always does) will tell, but the eventual story line for the Series (when it ends with whatever outcome) will certainly reveal a lot more than we're able to discern now. Here's to a return to MMP!⚾
Good assessment, Brian! Someone (I can't recall who) on Twitter said something about how our pitchers looked great against a far weaker Yankees offense, but seem now to be "exposed" against what that writer was perceiving as a stronger Phillies offense.
Which is not at all to discount LMJ's bad outing and/or possible "tipping," and/or Dusty's certainly questionable lack of urgency in going to the 'pen, or any number of debatable topics! Of course, time (as it always does) will tell, but the eventual story line for the Series (when it ends with whatever outcome) will certainly reveal a lot more than we're able to discern now. Here's to a return to MMP!⚾