Final Score: Braves 7, Phillies 2
Phillies manager Rob Thomson said before Friday’s game that Ranger Suárez was on a pitch limit.
“Of course, everyone has a pitch limit,” he said with a smirk.
Suárez, in his first start off the injured list, threw 72 pitches and pitched five brilliant innings against the Kansas City Royals. It looked like the Phillies (79-56) were going to get a repeat of this performance early on, but the Braves eventually got to him.
After starting the game with five straight strikeouts, Suárez was out after four innings and 78 pitches, allowing four earned runs, including back-to-back solo home runs to Orlando Arcia and Sean Murphy.