The Philadelphia Phillies season is over, falling in four games to the New York Mets in the National League Division Series.
Coming into the postseason, they were the ones who had dominated all year and earned a first-round bye, only to have a red-hot division rival brimming with confidence come in ready to face them.were the ones who had timely hitting and got after key arms, and it was the Phillies whose potent offense was stifled by a pitching staff that was perceived to be the weaker unit coming in.
And instead of celebrating in the dugout when one of their teammates hit a massive home run, it was Philadelphia shaking their heads after they watched Francisco Lindor end their season with a grand slam off Carlos Estevez in the bottom of the sixth inning.Starting pitcher Ranger Suarez walked the tight rope in the first and second inning when he got out of back-to-back bases loaded jams to keep things level.
Alec Bohm gave Philadelphia a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth when he hit a soft contact ball to third base that was fumbled by Mark Vientos and allowed Bryce Harper to score, but with runners on the corners and one out, J.T. Realmuto struck out and Bryson Stott flied out.It happened again in the top of the sixth inning when Harper finally chased Mets starter Jose Quintana out of the game with a leadoff double.
Once again, the Phillies wasted the opportunity when Nick Castellanos struck out on what would have been ball four, and after Bohm walked to put two men on with one out, Realmuto and Stott couldn't come through again with a strike out and ground out.The Phillies made a run at things in the top of the ninth when they opened up the inning with two walks, but just it has been virtually all series, they couldn't capitalize.Season over.
This is now the second time in a row the Phillies have been eliminated early, but this time they didn't win a single round and lost the first playoff matchup they've ever had against their bitter rivals.PublishedBrad Wakai graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Journalism. While an undergrad, he did work at the student radio station covering different Penn State athletic programs like football, basketball, volleyball, soccer and other sports.
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