Daily News | Phillies’ bats mostly silent in close 2-1 loss to Cubs
CHICAGO — Just like the Phillies don’t have much room for error in their postseason chase, they didn’t have much room for error on Tuesday night. Starter Marcus Stroman, who has pitched very well against them in his career, was on the mound for the Cubs. Starter Zack Wheeler and the Phillies’ bullpen only allowed two runs, but the Phillies lineup didn’t provide the run support to overcome it, in a 2-1 loss.
Thomson had Noah Syndergaard warming in the bullpen, but he didn’t want to bring him into a tie game, which is why he went with Brogdon. Seranthony Dominguez and Zach Eflin weren’t available, per Thomson. “Flush it tonight, and got to get going,” said Bryce Harper of the team’s mindset. “We can keep saying that, right, but we’ve got to actually do it. So as a team, as a club, we’ve got to be better. We all know that in here. I think tomorrow night we’re going to go out there and be a lot better out there.”Zack Wheeler cruised through his second outing since he was activated off the 15-day injured list on Tuesday night.
“I feel good,” Wheeler said. “Everything is kind of working. Offspeed was a little better today. Just kind of that one that we just talked about , but the curveball was there. As long as I keep improving, I think I’m good, personally. I’m going to try to keep the team in it, put us in a place to win. That’s all I can really do.”The bats were largely quiet on Tuesday night. The Phillies had trouble doing damage off of Stroman, which makes sense, given how he’s pitched against them this season.