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June 28
A tough week for the Phillies, as we were swept by the Mets and have now lost four straight. We're 40-36 overall.
June 22: Phillies 8, Nationals 7. Zach Eflin gave up four runs in four innings, but the Phillies bounced back to score eight runs in the next three frames to take the lead. The bullpen was shaky, and Hector Neris loaded the bases before getting the final two outs. Didi Gregorius had three hits.
June 23: Nationals 2, Phillies 1. The Phillies got two runners on in the ninth but couldn't tie the score. Rookie Steven Fuentes came into the game with a 7.00 ERA, but held the Phils to one run over eight innings.
June 25: Mets 4, Phillies 1. Aaron Nola was cruising through the first three, but gave up a grand slam to Jeff McNeil in the fourth. Jacob de Grom allowed one run in eight innings to get the win.
June 26: Mets 4, Phillies 2. Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor homered off Zack Wheeler as the Phils dropped their third in a row. Vince Velasquez was a bright spot in the bullpen, striking out five of the six hitters he faced.
June 27: Mets 10, Phillies 9 (10 innings). This was a wild one... Consecutive singles in the fifth inning extended the Philadelphia lead to 5-2. Brandon Kintzler came on to start the seventh, and allowed all five hitters he faced to reach base and eventually score in a six-run inning for the Mets. J.T. Realmuto hit a three-run homer to tie it up in the eighth, and the Phils raced back in front when Alec Bohm scored on an error by Jeff McNeil. Hector Neris came on for a two-inning save- but immediately served up a homer to J.D. Davis, and it was tied up once again. The Phillies failed to score in the next two innings, and Jonathan Villar drove in the game-winner off Matt Barnes in the tenth.
Transactions: Zach Eflin continued to struggle and was sent down to Lehigh Valley, with Victor Gonzalez joining the club as a second lefty option out of the pen. We don't need a fifth starter for a bit- lots of off days- but Spencer Howard will come up to make that start this week.
Around the league:
-Mike Trout had a three-homer game.
-Trout and Cody Bellinger were the Players of the Week.
-Nelson Cruz was traded to the Diamondbacks- good luck out there in left field, Nellie!
-Walker Buehler is up to ten wins and a 1.85 ERA, and has a decent chance at a pitching triple crown if he keeps it up.
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