Game 52 - Saturday Afternoon, May 29th in St. Petersburg
Record - 25-27, Tied for 2nd Place, 3 1/2 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: Zack Wheeler struck out a career-high 14 batters, but the bullpen couldn't keep the Rays from scoring late in the game and the Phillies lost, 5-3.
What It Means: I was grateful the Phillies were playing on the road, in a domed stadium no less, as we continued to have our Memorial Day weekend completely washed out by steady rain.
What Happened: I'm not sure why manager Joe Girardi didn't let Wheeler go back out for the eighth inning. He was absolutely cruising, although his pitch count was up to 101. No balls left the infield in the eighth against relievers Sam Coonrod and Jose Alvarado, but the Rays scored twice. Between the two relievers, the Rays tallied two infield hits, a hit batter, an intentional walk and a bases-loaded walk to bring home an insurance run. The Phillies scored their first two runs in the fifth on a double to right from Ronald Torreyes. Matt Joyce temporarily tied the game with a home run, his first of the year, in the seventh. The home run also broke an 0 for 28 slump for Joyce.
Featured Card: When Torreyes doubled in the fifth, Odubel Herrera scored easily and the trail runner, Roman Quinn, appeared to stumble after rounding third. Quinn had in fact injured his left Achilles and had to be carried off the field. It's the latest in a long line of incredibly unfortunate injuries for the speedy outfielder and all indications are this could cost him the rest of the season. I can't help but feel horribly for Quinn, who has consistently worked hard to come back from each injury.
Transaction: J.T. Realmuto (c) was activated from the injured list and Rafael Marchan (c) was sent to Lehigh Valley.
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