The Phillies have lost five of their last six games, including four out of five on a West Coast trip that concludes Sunday.
SAN FRANCISCO — As if the Phillies don’t have enough to worry about amid five losses in six games, mounting injuries, and the ghost of September collapses past, an old nemesis crept back into the picture Saturday.There was a lot to unpack in a back-and-forth 5-4 loss to the San Francisco Giants at sold-out Oracle Park.
But defense was supposed to be the Phillies’ weakness when the season began. And while it hasn’t hurt them as much as everyone thought, it caused them to self-destruct against the Giants. It made sense to hit for Brandon Marsh, who struck out in his three previous at-bats. But Nick Castellanos was unavailable off the bench after getting on anearlier in the day. Sands was called up from triple A two days earlier and has not yet recorded his first major league hit. He grounded into a double play that moved Stott to third base before Matt Vierling struck out.
Syndergaard put runners on base in the first and third innings. He gave up a one-out double to Mike Yastrzemski and a bunt single to Thairo Estrada before being lifted from a 3-3 game with the go-ahead run on third base. Syndergaard gave up four runs on seven hits and a walk in 4⅓ innings, his shortest of his six Phillies starts.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pederson splash hits, Giants go on run-scoring bonanza against PhilliesSF Giants score 13 runs in win against Philadelphia Phillies
Read more »
Giants Observations: Offense Erupts, Alex Cobb Deals in 13-1 Win Vs. PhilliesThe Giants jumped all over Kyle Gibson early and Alex Cobb pitched seven shutout innings in their win over the Phillies on Friday night.
Read more »
Phillies’ woes out west continue in blowout against former manager Gabe Kapler’s GiantsThe Phillies are 1-3 on their West Coast trip as the calendar flips to September, a fraught month in recent years.
Read more »
Tonight’s Phillies game won’t be on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaThe Phillies kick-off a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants tonight at 10:15. Instead of airing on NBC Sports Philadelphia, the game will air exclusively on Apple TV+ as part of the tech giant’s Friday Night Baseball lineup.
Read more »
Bitcoin market dominance plumbs 4-year lows as BTC price ditches $20KA sub-$20,000 weekend begins for Bitcoin as market cap share dwindles.
Read more »