Philadelphia Phillies rookie Tyler Phillips got the last laugh against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
. Phillips fired six shutout innings, scattering four hits and one walk while striking out three. He threw 51 of his 85 pitches for strikes as the Phillies cruised to a 6-0 victory in the series finale, avoiding a three-game sweep at PNC Park coming out of the All-Star Break.
It was the best start of Phillips' young career and his second win in as many starts, improving his record to 2-0 with a 2.81 ERA, a 0.88 WHIP and a 15/1 K/BB ratio. Not bad for a guy who didn't make his MLB debut until a few weeks ago.One reason for that is because of a poor spring training outing he had against Pittsburgh. Phillips was looking to break camp with Philadelphia after spending 2023 in Double-A and Triple-A, but the Pirates had other ideas.
Even better, Sunday's gem came at the expense of Pittsburgh -- the same team that shelled him just a few months ago. According to Phillies beat writer Matt Gelb, Phillips was on a mission to get even with the Pirates, Whatever Phillips did, it clearly worked. Hopefully he has that same edge in his next start, which could come this weekend against theTyler is a writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. He grew up in Massachusetts and is a huge Boston sports fan, especially the Red Sox. He went to Tufts University and played club baseball for the Jumbos. Since graduating, he has worked for MLB.com, The Game Day, FanDuel and Forbes.
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