One night after notching a blowout win over the Twins, the Phillies suffered a blowout loss of their own at the hands of Minnesota. Pablo Lopez shut down the Phillies offense through six innings and Taijuan Walker struggled with command and the Phillies bullpen couldn’t keep the Twins lineup in the yard. The game ended streaks for both teams, as the Phillies had their three-game winning streak snapped and the Twins ended a four-game losing streak in which they were outscored 31-7.
Early struggles again for Walker
In each of his last three starts, Taijuan Walker struggled with his velocity in the first inning but battled through it and went deep into the game.