Daily News | Bullpen can’t protect a rare late lead in Phillies’ 6-5 loss in Colorado
DENVER -- One unintended consequence of the Phillies’ sluggish slugging has been a lack of high-leverage action for their rebuilt bullpen.Indeed, entering Tuesday night’s game here against the Colorado Rockies, new closer Corey Knebel had one save opportunity, new setup man Jeurys Familia hadn’t pitched with a lead since opening day, and Seranthony Domínguez came into a close game with a lead once.
“These are hard ones,” Girardi said. “These are really hard ones. But you’ve got to bounce back tomorrow. We’ve got to find a way to win a game tomorrow. Do whatever it takes.” Familia got ahead of Cron, then tried to get him to chase a sinker in the dirt. Cron fouled off another sinker to stay alive before Familia threw a slider.
“It’s frustrating,” Girardi said. “A 3-2 walk, infield hit, and then Familia just hung a slider. It’s frustrating. Really frustrating.”Didi Gregorius exited in the fourth inning, two innings after getting hit on the left hand near the knuckle by a 91-mph sinker. X-rays were negative. The Phillies diagnosed him with a bruise and listed him as day-to-day, although he had his hand wrapped in ice after the game.“The cut’s not the concern. It just swelled up,” Girardi said. “We’ll see how he is.
The Rockies made mostly soft contact in a three-run fourth inning. Blackmon started the rally with a broken-bat single. Bryant beat the shift by punching a single through the right side. After a sacrifice fly and a walk, Brendan Rodgers reached on a fielder’s choice that may have been an inning-ending double play if Bohm had made a better throw to second base.
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