For much of today’s game in Philadelphia, the main suspense was whether the whole nine innings would get played. In the end, not only were they all played, there were no rain delays. Plenty of rain; just no delays. The end result was exceedingly unsatisfying, as the Philadelphia Phillies (33-30) edged the Milwaukee Brewers (39-26) 4-3.
Defense played a key part in the loss...bad defense, in particular, and particularly by the Brewers. The Phillies took a 1-0 lead against Brewers’ starter Brandon Woodruff in the bottom of the first with a lead off single by Cesar Hernandez, a bad pick-off throw by Woodruff (that looked like it could have been knocked down by Jesus Aguilar at first) that sent Hernandez to third, and a ground out by Rhys Hopkins.