Daily News | Giants chase Taijuan Walker in first inning and sweep Phillies with 7-4 victory
must find a solution to their No. 5-starter issue, the rotation has a bigger, more expensive problem.Just when it looked as though Walker was finally settling in after a rough first month of the season, he got knocked out in the first inning Wednesday after giving up four runs, getting only two outs, and throwing 40 pitches in the series finale against the Giants.
Make it four consecutive losses for the Phillies, who are 20-23 with more than a quarter of the season gone and one week to go before a four-game showdown with the division-leading Atlanta Braves.In getting broomed by the Sons of Gabe Kapler — the Phillies are 3-12 against the Giants since they fired Kapler and he got hired in San Francisco — the Phillies fell into early holes because of big innings against Bailey Falter and Walker.Falter got demoted to triple A on Tuesday.
But the splitter is less effective when he doesn’t throw his fastball for strikes. And Walker couldn’t locate his fastball against the Giants. He loaded the bases with two out on two walks and a single, then gave up a soft two-run single to right field to hot-hitting rookie Casey Schmitt. It marked Walker’s shortest start since July 18, 2021, with the Mets. And it was the fifth time already this season that he failed to make it to the sixth inning.They are already scrambling to replace Falter. With few palatable options in the upper levels of the minors, they are flirting with using the bullpen to piece together Sunday’s game at home against the Cubs.
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