Martín Maldonado
Called strike (76.6 mph knuckle curve)Ball (88.7 mph four-seam fastball)Swinging strike (84.8 mph changeup)Batter Timeout.Swinging strike (89.8 mph sinker)
Martín Maldonado strikes out swinging.
Nicky Lopez
Called strike (84.1 mph changeup)In play, out(s) (87.7 mph four-seam fastball)
Nicky Lopez flies out to left fielder Brandon Marsh.
Why in the world is Nola still pitching? The bullpen needs work!
Robbie Grossman
Ball (92. mph four-seam fastball)Ball (84.4 mph changeup)Swinging strike (84.8 mph changeup)Called strike (79.3 mph knuckle curve)Automatic Ball - Pitcher Pitch Timer ViolationFoul (78.2 mph knuckle curve)Foul (78.8 mph knuckle curve)Called strike (92. mph sinker)
Robbie Grossman called out on strikes.
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Bryce Harper
Pitching Change: Michael Kopech replaces Jordan Leasure.Batter Timeout.Ball (100.4 mph four-seam fastball)Swinging strike (100.7 mph four-seam fastball)Ball (100.4 mph four-seam fastball)Called strike (100.4 mph four-seam fastball)Called strike (100.5 mph four-seam fastball)
Bryce Harper called out on strikes.
Kyle Schwarber's first 99 PA in 2023: .212/.323/.435.Kyle Schwarber's first 98 PA in 2024: .217/.327/.434.He's right on pace.— Matt Gelb ( @MattGelb ) April 21, 2024
Kyle Schwarber's first 99 PA in 2023: .212/.323/.435.Kyle Schwarber's first 98 PA in 2024: .217/.327/.434.He's right on pace.
J.T. Realmuto
Called strike (100.3 mph four-seam fastball)Ball (100.5 mph four-seam fastball)Swinging strike (99.5 mph four-seam fastball)Batter Timeout.Foul (100.6 mph four-seam fastball)In play, out(s) (87.5 mph slider)
J.T. Realmuto lines out to shortstop Nicky Lopez.
Alec Bohm
Called strike (99.8 mph four-seam fastball)Foul (100. mph four-seam fastball)Batter Timeout.Swinging strike (101.1 mph four-seam fastball)
Alec Bohm strikes out swinging.
Eloy Jiménez
Pitching Change: Yunior Marte replaces Aaron Nola.Swinging strike (83.7 mph slider)In play, out(s) (85.1 mph slider)
Eloy Jiménez grounds out, third baseman Alec Bohm to first baseman Bryce Harper.
Johan Rojas only 4 points behind Realmuto in OPS
During this 6 games versus the worst teams in baseball Realmuto is 4 for 24 1HR 1BB 7K
Gavin Sheets
Ball (88.1 mph splitter)Ball (82.3 mph slider)Ball (94.3 mph sinker)Called strike (94.6 mph four-seam fastball)Ball (94.5 mph sinker)
Gavin Sheets walks.
Aaron Nola allowed 3 runs on 8 hits over 15⅓ innings this week and those were the Phillies' 2 worst starts of the week.— Corey Seidman ( @CSeidmanNBCS ) April 21, 2024
Aaron Nola allowed 3 runs on 8 hits over 15⅓ innings this week and those were the Phillies' 2 worst starts of the week.
Outside of one mistake pitch that Eloy Jimenez demolished, Aaron Nola looked dynamite today.His last four starts:27.0 IP, 1.67 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 23 K— Alex Carr ( @AlexCarrMLB ) April 21, 2024
Outside of one mistake pitch that Eloy Jimenez demolished, Aaron Nola looked dynamite today.His last four starts:27.0 IP, 1.67 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 23 K
Andrew Benintendi
Ball (95.8 mph sinker)Ball (94.6 mph sinker)Mound Visit.Called strike (83.7 mph slider)Ball (83. mph slider)In play, out(s) (83.2 mph slider)
Andrew Benintendi flies out to left fielder Brandon Marsh.
Kevin Pillar
Ball (83.4 mph slider)Called strike (94.8 mph sinker)Foul (94.1 mph sinker)Ball (97.2 mph four-seam fastball)Foul (84.5 mph slider)Called strike (95.7 mph sinker)
Kevin Pillar called out on strikes.
Final
A very efficient game for Nola. He usually doesn't manage to complete 8 with only 91 pitches.
Baseball players are streaky. This has pretty much always been the case; it's interesting how we, as fans, so often tend to see a bad streak as surprising or troubling - a harbinger of doom? Most often, it's just a slump, which all players experience.
Wow - look at those White Sox batting averagess. All but one is under .200.
In fact, 8 of 9 starters have lower batting averages than Castellanos.
And we think we have it bad. Poor pitching staff.
The Phillies Starting Rotation through 22 games: pic.twitter.com/UMFWst8ok4— Phillies Tailgate ( @PhilsTailgate ) April 21, 2024
The Phillies Starting Rotation through 22 games: pic.twitter.com/UMFWst8ok4
That’s just unbelievable.
Not a series in which the Phillies played down to their opponent. Not against Colorado either.