The Philadelphia Phillies took Game One against the Baltimore Orioles last night in a one-run game. The game was finally able to be played after a one-hour rain delay.
Instead of letting Zach Eflin bat in the seventh, Gabe Kapler went to a pitch-hitter. Soon thereafter, fans voiced displeasure with the manager’s decision to take him out of the game after throwing just 82 pitches.
At his press conference following the team’s 3-2 win, Phillies skipper Gabe Kapler announced that Zach Eflin was removed from the game due to a blister on his finger.
While Eflin is not expected to head on the disabled list, he said that he “cut his fingernails too short” prior to the game.