The rook will once again attempt to find his footing, this time against the undisputed NL East leaders. Cool.
The Phillies
Above, we see Jake Thompson in what has become his natural state: Overcome by glove-chewing frustration. The 22-year-old’s got four starts under his big league belt now, none of them lasting more than five innings, his best performance coming against Colorado, a start in which he allowed 3 ER and 2 H in 5 IP with 6 SO. Now, he will face the Nationals, a team that is good. Following that, Jerad Eickhoff will battle Max Scherzer before Adam Morgan makes another start on Wednesday.