Yordan Alvarez
Foul (83.7 mph slider)Foul (93.3 mph sinker)Ball (93. mph sinker)Ball (86.9 mph changeup)Ball (88.1 mph cutter)In play, out(s) (94.5 mph sinker)
Yordan Alvarez grounds out to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
Alex Bregman
Swinging strike (86. mph cutter)Foul (93.7 mph sinker)Ball (82.4 mph changeup)Ball (84.6 mph changeup)In play, out(s) (89.6 mph cutter)
Alex Bregman grounds out, first baseman Rhys Hoskins to pitcher Ranger Suarez.
Kyle Tucker
Called strike (94.6 mph sinker)In play, out(s) (86.8 mph cutter)
Kyle Tucker flies out to center fielder Brandon Marsh.
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Ok so ideally we want Ranger to get through the order one more time? Pitch through the lefty gauntlet at the top?
Nick Castellanos
Ball (93.1 mph sinker)Swinging strike (84.8 mph slider)Swinging strike (84.6 mph slider)Foul (87.4 mph changeup)In play, out(s) (85.1 mph slider)
Nick Castellanos grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Pena to first baseman Yuli Gurriel.
Alec Bohm
Ball (86.2 mph slider)In play, out(s) (84.6 mph slider)
Alec Bohm flies out to center fielder Chas McCormick.
Bryson Stott
Called strike (88.5 mph cutter)In play, out(s) (87.5 mph changeup)
Bryson Stott grounds out, first baseman Yuli Gurriel to pitcher Lance McCullers Jr.
McCullers has really settled down. Will be a pity if they can't chase him to get into the pen soon.
Yes, a low pitch 1-2-3 inning. 9 pitches total for the inning.
We've given him 2 1,2,3 innings. We have to get him off the mound and get into the bullpen. Bunch of weak hit grounders isn't going to cut it. Hoping for a quick inning from Ranger here.
Phillies BABIP so far is 0.000. 3 Hits, none of them were in play.
Yuli Gurriel
Foul (92.9 mph sinker)In play, out(s) (94. mph four-seam fastball)
Yuli Gurriel grounds out, second baseman Jean Segura to first baseman Rhys Hoskins.
David Hensley
Called strike (85.8 mph cutter)Foul (93.4 mph four-seam fastball)Swinging strike (77.2 mph curveball)
David Hensley strikes out swinging.
Chas McCormick
Called strike (94.9 mph four-seam fastball)Swinging strike (78.1 mph curveball)Ball (77.7 mph curveball)Ball (85.9 mph changeup)Foul (78.5 mph curveball)Ball (93.8 mph sinker)Ball (89.1 mph cutter)
Chas McCormick walks.
0-2 count should never lead to a walk, especially in the bottom of the order.
Martin Maldonado
Called strike (79.2 mph curveball)Pickoff Attempt 1BBall (87.6 mph changeup)Ball (85. mph changeup)In play, no out (94.7 mph sinker)
Martin Maldonado singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brandon Marsh. Chas McCormick to 2nd.
Bullpen action for the Phillies. Door open for Astros to get back in the game. Need to get this out.
And he does. Well done, but please, don't give the Astros any hope.
Let's score some more.
Jose Altuve
Mound visit.Ball (94.9 mph four-seam fastball)In play, out(s) (94.9 mph four-seam fastball)
Jose Altuve pops out softly to first baseman Rhys Hoskins in foul territory.
Big time out.
Alright, it got a little messy but he got out of it. Alvarado in for Pena, Alvarez, Bregman, Tucker?