I saw this coming a mile away. With a 5-3 lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning, the Phillies needed a stopper, and instead they got the opposite of that. Whatever the opposite of that actually is. It led to them losing 7-5 on a walk-off grand slam, another crushing loss in a season of crushing losses.
So let’s focus on one of the main reasons the Phillies lost tonight.
Vic Carapazza is a bad umpire
Okay, the home plate umpire might not be a “main” reason the Phillies lost, but he was absolutely a contributing factor.