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Another questionable decision by Joe Girardi backfires

Final Score: Rays 7, Phillies 4

Joe Girardi decided to leave Zack Wheeler in for the ninth inning and it backfired. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)

Joe Girardi likes to say that the hitter’s swing is a tell-tale sign of when a starter is near the end of the line. A pitch before Tampa Bay Rays catcher Francisco Mejía absolutely destroyed a pitch into the second deck for a three-run home run to put the game out of reach, the 25-year-old was right on Zack Wheeler’s slider. He drilled it way foul into the upper deck near the right-field foul pole.