Ejections, a near-brawl and situational struggles. Sunday was one frustrating day in Denver for the Phillies during a 4-0 loss to the Rockies at Coors Field on Sunday afternoon. NBCSPhilly has the game recap.
But crew chief Jeff Nelson ruled that the Phillies had violated the new speed-up rules by not declaring their intention to send the play back to New York for review quickly enough.
“Then when went out to tell him we wanted to challenge both sides of the call, the entire play, they said you can’t challenge.” Harper, less than two weeks from being activated following Tommy John surgery, understands why the first thought observers might have had was that he was risking reinjuring his elbow.
Again, it happened with a runner in scoring position — Nick Castellanos, who reached second on a throwing error with one out.
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