The Phillies wasted a solid Zack Wheeler outing with a 10th-inning collapse against the Cubs, falling 6-2.
When the Phillies swept the Marlins in Miami just before the All-Star break, they were playing pristine baseball. They committed no errors during that series. In their first game, they gutted out a 2-1 win despite an uncharacteristically shaky performance from closer Seranthony Domínguez. That didn’t feel like an outcome that was possible earlier in the season.
The Cubs — who entered this series with a record of 35-57 — ended up scoring five runs that inning. In the next at-bat, David Bote hit a double that deflected off Bohm’s glove. All of the runners were safe. This wouldn’t be as big of a deal in April, but after the All-Star break, every game counts for a team in playoff contention. The Phillies are fortunate that they have a soft schedule for these last 68 games, but the team with which they are competing for the third NL wild-card spot, the Cardinals, has an even softer schedule. So beating up on teams that are below .500 when you can is especially important.Will the Phillies’ next big signing be a star shortstop? There could be plenty of options.
What was made this loss sting worse was that Wheeler put his team in a good position to win. After allowing a solo home run in the second inning to Hoerner, he bounced back well, allowing no runs over his next five innings of work. The night before, the Phillies allowed 15 runs between starter Kyle Gibson and the four relievers who followed him. Saturday’s game, on the other hand, was entirely winnable. The Phillies would only have had to score three runs. But they only managed one.
“We haven’t swung the bats,” Hoskins said. “That’s it, plain and simple. We haven’t gotten a whole lot going at the top of the lineup, just getting guys on base like we have been. And you’ve got to get guys on base if you want to score runs in bunches. So, yeah, look, obviously it hasn’t gone the way we want it to start out the gate. But it’s two games. It’s two games. We’re not going to panic in here. We’ve got a chance to salvage the series, gain some momentum going into the Braves.
Castellanos heard some boos in the eighth inning, and when he was asked about it by NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Jim Salisbury, Castellanos got defensive.
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