ST. LOUIS — Everything you needed to know about Rob Thomson was summed up in one image from Friday’s Game 1 win.
With the bases loaded and one away, Jean Segura poked a low and outside slider to right field for a two-run single, giving the Phillies the lead in the ninth inning. Segura jumped when he realized the ball went past the diving Tommy Edman. The dugout went nuts.
Except for Thomson. He promised that he would be same guy through the highs and lows. In the Phillies’ moment of triumph, Thomson looked like he just noticed his check engine light was on.