Phillies break 6-game losing streak with 6-0 win
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While the Phillies may not have won the series, for the first time in what feels like almost a month, the team played just well-rounded baseball. Bryce Harper got it together with a 3-hit game, Zack Wheeler pitched 8 scoreless innings, and the team just looked like itself again.
While we can only hope this is a sign of things to come, let’s go over the streak-breaking win.
Everybody gets a hit!
6 out of the 9 batters in the lineup today registered a base hit, along with 7 of the 9 getting on base, a massive breath of fresh air given the recent performance of the offense.
Harper had his best game since the break, going 3-4 including a 2-run home run in the 8th inning.
Kyle Schwarber did what he does best, leading the game off with a solo shot to get the team going in what would become a 3-hit day for him.
Harper, Trea Turner, J.T. Realmuto, and Schwarber all either scored a run, drove in a run, or both. Why mention this? As I mentioned back in game 1 of this series when these guys are the core of the team. When they’re not producing, nobody is, we saw this back in the NLCS.
False Alarm, Wheeler is back
After an abysmal performance against the Yankees, Wheeler had an exceptional response outing on the West Coast.
Wheels went 8 innings with dang near-perfect pitching, not allowing a run across the plate, and just 3 total baserunners.
Similar to what I mentioned with the offense, Wheels, Aaron Nola, and Ranger Suarez are our core in the rotation and we’re gonna need them to be elite if this team wants a chance at the Fall Classic.
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