The Phillies say Taijuan Walker isn’t hurt, but his velocity was down significantly Thursday and his control was off, adding yet another layer of concern to what’s been a disappointing season so far. CSeidmanNBCS of NBCSPhilly has the story:
"Honestly, I just couldn't get it going," Walker said."Morning game, I don't want to make any excuses but my body just wasn't going for me.
"He was just off today, command was off, his stuff wasn't as crisp," Thomson said."He's got to grind through it, just like our hitters, just like everybody on the roster. We've got to start playing better baseball and get back to .500." "If you look in the clubhouse, you see the urgency. We're not going to go and press a panic button, but the reality is we just got swept. For us as a whole group, we're frustrated but there's a new challenge ahead of us."
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