After appearing out of the bullpen in four of five games last week, Hector Neris proved only one thing to the Phillies.
He can’t be trusted.
Neris alternated two dominant outings with two rough ones. And after watching their erstwhile closer give up four runs and record only two outs in the ninth inning Sunday in Milwaukee, the Phillies decided to option Neris to triple-A Lehigh Valley “to clear his head,” in the words of manager Gabe Kapler.
“It feels like the right time for him to work on his command of his split, specifically,” Kapler said Monday.