If Tuesday’s loss wasn’t the worst loss of the season, it certainly was the stupidest. The thought was that if the Phillies had any hope of moving past that, it would be up to Jake Arrieta to put the team on his back and carry them to victory.
Arrieta’s line for the evening: 3 innings pitched, four hits, four runs, four walks, and three strikeouts. An ace-like performance it was not.
To his credit, Arrieta did manage to drive in two runs before being knocked out of the game, but that was little consolation to Phillies fans as they stared at a 5-2 deficit in the fifth inning, the specter of a sweep looming ominously in front of them.