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| 2013 Topps #361 |
Game 46 - Friday Night, May 27th in Flushing
Record - 21-25, 3rd Place, 8 1/2 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: Sloppy play and a struggling bullpen contributed to this 8-6 series opening loss to the Mets.
What It Means: I feel as if I'm admittedly phoning it in with these game summary posts. Watching the Phillies isn't fun right now, and then summarizing the latest loss the morning after isn't fun either.
What Happened: The Phillies were down 7-0 early with spot starter Bailey Falter giving up five runs (only two earned) in his three innings of work and Nick Nelson allowing three more Mets runs to score in his two innings of relief. Bryson Stott's throwing error to open the bottom of the first led to three unearned runs. The offense battled back with a six-spot in the sixth, capped by a three-run home run from Garrett Stubbs, but it wasn't enough to overcome the early deficit.
Featured Card: The game was mostly unenjoyable, but I found myself laughing at times at the color commentary provided by former catcher Erik Kratz in his regular season debut in the Phillies radio booth. The Phillies are going with a rotating cast of four former players to complement play-by-play radio voice Scott Franzke on the days Larry Andersen isn't working. Along with Kratz, Chad Durbin, Kevin Stocker and Michael Bourn have all spent time calling games with Franzke.
Transaction: Falter (lhp) was recalled from Lehigh Valley to give the other five starters an extra day of rest and somewhat surprisingly, veteran reliever Jose Alvarado (lhp) was optioned down. Alvarado has a 7.62 ERA over 17 appearances, with ten walks in 13 innings of work.
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