DENVER — Jon Gray had another sterling performance vanish in a glimpse when Tommy Joseph planted a Jake McGee cutter deep over the left field fence giving the Phillies a 4-2 lead.
The Rockies came into the seventh inning with a 2-0 lead and with their young ace firing on all cylinders. But Gray lost command for a moment, issuing a walk to Cameron Rupp on four pitches and then allowing a single to Freddy Galvis, albeit a bloop single. In a decision that was … let’s go with interesting … manager Walt Weiss went to left-hander McGee to try to preserve the lead.