As Pete Mackanin fielded questions in his office after Sunday’s series sweep at the hands of the Cardinals, the Phillies manager seemed understandably subdued by the intense heat and severe beating. He didn’t like a pitch Aaron Nola had thrown Dexter Fowler. He did like that Odubel Herrera had three more hits. Not even the Phillies breaking a fifteen-inning scoreless streak was enough to lighten the mood.
One could forgive him, then, for forgetting the name of one of his best hitters.
MACKANIN: It was good to see.