Phillies rookie Spencer Howard made his third career start on Thursday and it was arguably his best. Our very own Ricky Bottalico breaks down what he liked best about the kid’s start.
After a frustrating loss in the first half of Thursday's doubleheader vs. Toronto, the Phillies found themselves up, 7-2, heading into the bottom of the sixth in the second game. Just six outs from a split. Not terrible.
They entered the top of the seventh trailing, 9-7. They lost, 9-8.
The Phillies bullpen's historic issues have been well-documented all year. Things have reached the point of absurdity; what the bullpen is allowing almost doesn't seem possible.
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But Thursday's showing was on another level. In a seven-inning game, after a seven-run first inning, Vince Velasquez lasted five innings. And while he left the game with the score 7-3, and was responsible for the fourth run, that still gave the bullpen a three-run cushion.
What followed was nothing short of shambolic, and Phillies fans decided en masse that they'd had enough. Look at this sea of fury and frustration:
Yep, that all about covers it. What an unbelievable, embarrassing loss.
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