The Phillies have benched All-Star third baseman Alec Bohm for Game 2 of the NLDS. Edmundo Sosa gets the start in Bohm's place.
Bohm is healthy but in a funk after a 0 for 4 outing in a 6-2 Game 1 loss to the"I wanted to get some energy in the lineup with Sosa, he's kind of our energy guy," manager Rob Thomson said ahead of Game 2. "Bohm's not swinging the bat particularly well, but he's not the only one. He's frustrated. But I just wanted to get Sosa in there."
Bohm hit .280 this season with 15 homers, 97 RBIs and 44 doubles, but faded down the stretch. He ended the regular season in a 2 for 27 slump and -- in a very small sample size -- is 0 for 3 lifetime against Severino.Sosa hit .257 with seven homers and 31 RBIs in 90 games this season. "He goes out there and he runs around," Thomson said. "And I think he energizes other people, as well, and that's what we need."has been Philadelphia's worst postseason offender. He's 0 for 16 in the playoffs dating to Game 5 of last season's NL Championship Series againstwent 1 for 4 with a single in his last at-bat in Game 1, ending a postseason hitless streak that started in Game 2 of last season's NLCS.
The Phillies' meek effort in the plate in Game 1 against the Mets saw them waste a splendid start from ace. Wheeler tossed one-hit ball over seven shutout innings that went for naught after the bullpen imploded in the eighth inning."As far as a wake-up call, no, not really," Thomson said. "I think these guys are well aware of what needs to be done. I don't think they need a wake-up call, for sure.
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