Having been eliminated from playoff consideration, the Phillies still had a chance to serve as spoilers, and ruin the Rockies’ chances of winning the National League West. Instead, they seem determined to give the Rockies as good a shot as possible at taking the division crown.
For the second straight game, the Phillies’ starting pitcher was knocked out early, and the team gave up ten runs. And for the second straight game, the hitters didn’t provide much of an answer in return.
This time, it was Vince Velasquez was the starter who got knocked around, giving up six runs in 3.