The Phillies were cruising to an easy win over the hapless Pittsburgh Pirates. With a six-run lead in the ninth inning, all they needed was for Jeurys Familia to get three quick outs.
He couldn’t do it. Instead, he allowed five runs, and his ineptitude required the Phillies to call upon Seranthony Dominguez to close things out. Fortunately, Dominguez is far more competent than Familia, and the Phillies came away with a much closer than it should have been 8-7 win.
The game started off with everyone’s favorite scorebug:
it has been a long, grueling season so far.