Cabrera, A
Pickoff Attempt 1BBall (91.8 mph four-seam fastball)Swinging strike (91.2 mph sinker)Ball (91.8 mph sinker)Called strike (86.3 mph changeup)Foul (92.6 mph four-seam fastball)Swinging strike (92.5 mph four-seam fastball)
Asdrubal Cabrera strikes out swinging.
Well one positive - playing in Boston hasn’t given Kapler a chance to double switch Franco out of the game.
Franco
Ball (89.8 mph sinker)In play, no out (91.7 mph sinker)
Maikel Franco singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Odubel Herrera to 2nd.
Knapp
Mound Visit.Ball (86.3 mph changeup)In play, out(s) (87.2 mph slider)
Andrew Knapp flies out to left fielder Andrew Benintendi.
Philadelphia Phillies
Boston Red Sox
1 run in last 27 innings. Not very good.
And once more they do not get the runner in from second ...............
How many more innings can our BP last ?????
Our guys seem to get hits .... when it does not matter. But put a guy on second with 2 outs ,,,,,, , and we have no chance.
Núñez, E
Ball (82.0 mph slider)Ball (81.1 mph changeup)Foul (92.3 mph four-seam fastball)Foul (91.3 mph four-seam fastball)Ball (94.3 mph four-seam fastball)In play, no out (92.9 mph four-seam fastball)
Eduardo Nunez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Odubel Herrera.
Garcia is coming in to pitch for the Phillies.
Holt, B
Mound Visit.Pitching Change: Luis Garcia replaces Austin Davis.
Pitching Change: Luis Garcia replaces Austin Davis.
but he got Alfaro out of there
Pickoff Attempt 1BCalled strike (87.0 mph slider)Foul (87.6 mph splitter)Ball (86.1 mph slider)With Brock Holt batting, Eduardo Nunez steals (5) 2nd base.Foul (89.7 mph splitter)Swinging strike (98.5 mph two-seam fastball)
Brock Holt strikes out swinging.
Why was that move made? It made no sense at all to me.
We are in a tailspin.
cost 'em too.
I'd say that game is an accurate picture of our team. We've very competitive, even on the road against the best team in the league. just not better than them.
Swihart
In play, run(s) (99.3 mph two-seam fastball)
Blake Swihart hits a ground-rule double (6) on a line drive to right-center field. Eduardo Nunez scores.
Boston Red Sox 2 - Philadelphia Phillies 1
Final
Golden opportunity squandered. ️
Nah. That's what everyone thought after those losses to the Pirates/Mets and those two losses to the Marlins too. As good as the Sox are I can't even see this as being the same thing as the Reds games. Of course if we'd pitched any of the pitchers we used in Cincinnati this game's probably not close.
I am concerned about pitching Arrieta tomorrow nite. Could mean a 5 game losing streak. Atlanta won tonite.
It is encouraging to play such a good team as the Red Sox close for 13 innings. It is frustrating to lose. It is especially frustrating tonight since the first Red Sox run was a gift due to not making an out on a ball that should have been played relatively easily. Make that play and the Phillies have what would have perhaps been their biggest win of the year. Even so, they hung tough until the 13th. A real shame for Nola not to get a win tonight. The bullpen did a good job getting four scoreless innings before the run in the 13th.
I think loses like this and even this four game losing string are going to help the development of the young core of this team.