When the Philadelphia Phillies inked Jake Arrieta to a three-year/$75 million deal ahead of the 2018 season, they didn’t expect to get the production that allowed Arrieta to win the 2015 National League Cy Young Award. Certainly, though, general manager Matt Klentak envisioned Arrieta would give the Phillies more than he did Wednesday afternoon and has for much of his tenure with the team thus far.
Luckily for Arrieta, the Phillies offense made up for his poor performance Wednesday. With help from Vince Velasquez and Hector Neries, that allowed the Phillies to win their 35th game of the 2019 season.