April 14, 2017
We arrived in Philadelphia after having a day off for travel. The Phillies are 4-4 on the year, although they were just swept by Seattle (yes, both Seattle and us managed a sweep after going 1-4). Working in our favor is Gio Gonzalez - or rather the Phillies' lack thereof. It came out yesterday that he'll be undergoing Tommy John surgery and will be out for the year. But we'll still have to be very wary of Buster Posey and the rest of the Phillies' lineup, especially since they're righty-heavy, and our rotation is 3/5 southpaws.
Well, it wasn't a good game, but it wasn't bad, either. No one performed particularly badly, but we just couldn't get it done. The only thing I'm concerned about is, again, Desmond Jennings. We were down by 1 in the 7th, with a runner on third and 1 out. All we needed was a sacrifice fly. We got a strikeout. Not good, not good at all.