Game 155 - Saturday Night, September 23rd in Atlanta
Record - 61-94, 5th place, 32 1/2 games behind the Nationals
One Sentence Summary: The bullpen wasted a strong start from Henderson Alvarez as the Braves came back late to win this game, 4-2.
What It Means: Following this loss, the Tigers, Giants and Phillies all had 94 losses and the White Sox are close behind with 92 losses. One of these four teams will have the first overall draft pick in the June 2018 amateur player draft, and it seems as if the Phillies can't do any "worse" than having the 4th overall pick.
What Happened: Alvarez departed after five innings with the Phillies holding a slim 2-0 lead. Kevin Siegrist allowed a solo home run to Rio Ruiz in the fourth and Luis Garcia coughed up the lead with a three-run eighth inning.
Featured Card: Garcia is one of the team's longest tenured players at this point, having made his Phillies debut in 2013. He's been maddeningly inconsistent again this year, and if he returns in 2018 I would hope it's in a middle relief role, as opposed to a late inning role.
No comments:
Post a Comment