Daily News | Taijuan Walker struggles, Phillies offense falls flat in 8-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins
entered his start on Saturday night with a 6.75 ERA in first innings. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who has watched him this season. Over his last two starts, Walker’s velocity has dipped significantly. But in both of those starts, he’s made adjustments and seen his velocity slowly creep up, helping him battle through six or seven innings.
After the game, he said he feels physically fine — which has made his recent starts even more frustrating. “A lot of walks,” Thomson said. “The control is off, the command is off, velocity is down. So I think it’s time to give him a little breather.” Walker’s outing was a stark contrast from that of Twins starter Pablo López, who entered the game with a 1.80 ERA over his last four starts. López allowed just four hits and one walk with seven strikeouts through six scoreless innings. He didn’t allow a hit until the fourth inning, when Nick Castellanos lined a single to left field to extend his hitting streak to 13 games.
Turner and Realmuto led off the bottom of the seventh with a single and a double to put runners on second and third, but the Phillies largely were unable to capitalize. Cave lined out, and Castro again found himself with an opportunity to drive in runs. He grounded out, driving in Turner, and Schwarber popped out to end the rally.
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