PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Gabe Kapler is a percentage-playing guy.
The first-year Phillies’ manager is an analytics disciple, and there doesn’t seem to be much wrong with that, other than the fact that he’s playing the percentages when he sends out Victor Arano, Adam Morgan, who has a 15.75 ERA in June, and Jake Thompson, who has a 6.75 June ERA and a 9.00 ERA against St. Louis, to close out the Cardinals Monday night.
It almost backfired, before Aaron Altherr bailed the Phils out with a two-run double in the 10th to win it, 6-5.