The Phillies bounced back from a tough loss last night to beat the Diamondbacks 5-2, in one of the sloppiest games I’ve seen recently. *Stefon from SNL voice* This game had everything: walks, errors, a guy hitting a Little League home run on a bunt. Here’s what I liked and what I didn’t from this mess of a game:
What I Liked
Nick Pivetta. Pivetta went toe-to-toe with Zack Greinke and stuck right with him. He went 6 scoreless innings, settling into a groove after the third inning. As I said in last night’s wrap-up, starting pitching has been the key to the Phillies’ recent success. Pivetta kept that streak up tonight.
Nick Williams. Williams was the only Phillie able to get to Greinke, hitting a solo homer in the third inning that was the only run of the game until Cesar Hernandez’s bunt home run (kind of) in the 8th inning. Williams finished the game 2-5 overall from the third spot in the lineup.
Asdrubal Cabrera. Cabrera busted the game wide open with a bases-loaded double in the 8th inning that put the Phillies up 4-0. He finished the game 2-3 with a walk and two RBIs from his double.
Cesar Hernandez. Hernandez did his job as leadoff hitter, going 1-4 with a walk and his Yakety Sax-worthy bunt homer.
What I Didn’t
Aaron Loup. Loup gave up the Phillies’ only two runs of the game in the bottom of the 8th. He was pulled after 1/3 of an inning, and his ERA on the season reached an even 5.00.
Odubel Herrera. Dubes went 0-4 and left six men on base throughout the course of the game. Tough night for El Torito.
Maikel Franco. Franco went 0-4 at the plate and went full-on Bill Buckner in the 8th inning, letting a routine ground ball skip through his legs that allowed a run to score.
What I Liked The Most
Phils win. Division lead goes back up to 1.5 games. Break out the coconut oil. #BeBold
ReJoyce 