The Phillies were back home at The Bank for a series against our former manager Gabe Kapler and the San Francisco Giants.
Some moves were made by our front office before the start of game three. Segura was put on the 10-day IL, Roman Quinn was designated for assignment, Maton and Sánchez were called up, and Harper was scratched from the line-up last minute due to right forearm soreness.
The offense was not great. In this three game series, the bats hit five home runs on 24 hits, scored 14 runs, and had 13 RBIs with an overall batting average of .220. Kyle Schwarber was the main guy behind the offense this series. He had two of the Phillies home runs and both came in crunch time. One of them was a solo home run in game two to tie the game 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning. The second one was a two-run home run in game three which gave the Phillies a 6-5 lead in the sixth inning and didn’t get blown by the bullpen. With Segura put on the 10-day IL, Nick Maton got the call up for game three and hit a two-run home run right before Schwarber in the sixth inning to make the score 5-4.
The pitching was subpar to say the least this series. Nola was the only one to get a win, but he almost blew that by allowing five-runs in the sixth inning. Nola isn’t fully to blame for it though because he was clearly tired, but Girardi kept him in and the Giants made him pay the price. They allowed the same amount of home runs but the Giants were able to do more with them. In total for the series, they allowed 23 hits, 14 runs, and seven walks with 23 strikeouts and a 4.20 ERA. Because he got the only win, Nola was the main guy for the pitching this series. Familia, Knebel, and Bellatti all blew multiple leads this series, but Knebel managed to keep the lead for the third game.
We get one day of relaxation (for both players and fans) before it’s time for a three-game series against the Angels at The Bank. Take it easy and as always, go Phils.
