It started out cool.
Corey Dickerson’s home run leading off the game was his second in 4 games, 8 plate appearances, since joining the Phillies. pic.twitter.com/VBQRoagWJw
— Phillies Nation (@PhilliesNation) August 7, 2019
The team even got five innings out of Jake Arrieta. At only 80 pitches, you’d have though that perhaps Gabe Kapler was going to go a little further with the right hander to see what he could do.
Nope.
With the score 3-2 going into the bottom of the sixth, out trotted Ranger Suarez to try and lead the bullpen in an episode of preservation of the lead.