Game one of the make-up doubleheader with the Nationals was about as fun as a wet, muggy afternoon in South Philadelphia is supposed to be.
With the rosters exploding in September, the Phillies have 15 pitchers in their bullpen following the call up of Enyel De Los Santos, Drew Anderson, and Ranger Suarez, meaning—you guessed it—Gabe Kapler was able to throw bodies at the Nationals in the hope that it would flummox them into conceding. It did not.
Nick Pivetta needed far more pitches than his Washington counterpart, Erick Fedde, to get through the first four innings, but he managed to do so without allowing a run.