On a miserable, rainy Sunday afternoon, the Phillies were presented with a gift: Jacob deGrom was scratched from the game, and the Phillies would not have to face the man who has arguably been the best starting pitcher in baseball this season. How did the Phillies react to this gift? By only managing three runs on offense, and watching yet another of their starting pitchers turn in a disappointing performance.
With that, the Phillies lost yet another series, and more importantly, they’ve fallen 4.5 games behind the Braves in the National League East.