Last night, it took just four batters for Matt Moore’s start, and the entire night’s proceedings, to unravel.
As Josh Bell’s three-run, line drive home run rocketed over the right-center field stands 15 minutes into the second game of an important four-game series against the Nationals, the Phillies found themselves in a quick 3-0 hole. One inning later, Moore surrendered another three-run shot, this one to Juan Soto, to make it 6-1 before most people had managed to get comfortable in their seats.
The game, despite a small insurgency in the middle innings by Andrew McCutchen and Bryce Harper, was over.