Final Score: Nationals 6, Phillies 4
The Phillies can’t survive much longer without starting pitching help.
Matt Moore, the $3 million free agent signing out of the Nippon Baseball League in Japan who was seen as a crafty veteran who reinvented himself overseas, gave up six earned runs in four innings. He has a 6.35 ERA in his last five starts and is danger of losing his spot in the rotation. The same can be said for Vince Velasquez. By default, Moore may continue to start because they don’t have many alternatives.