Admittedly, this recap title would’ve worked better if the Phillies had actually won the game. But things don’t always go quite how you’d like them to, even if the early signs and portents look good. Just ask the Phillies.
Chris Sale struck out Trea Turner and Bryce Harper to start off the game, but Alec Bohm— freshly returned from a day off, and looking to make up for a recent rough patch at the plate— blooped a single to right. Kyle Schwarber apparently liked the look of that hit, because his looked just about identical. Nick Castellanos made relatively gentle contact with the ball, but got just enough to send it up the middle for a run-scoring single.