Let’s make no mistake: Umpire Angel Hernandez was absolutely awful on Sunday night, even by his well-established standard of awfulness. But it shouldn’t distract us from the fact that the Phillies didn’t score a run in the final 15 innings of the series against the Brewers and didn’t hit a single home run during the series. That futility can’t all be placed at the feet of Hernandez.
The 2022 Phillies were designed to win via offense, and the offense simply hasn’t been good enough. If they want to recover from this poor early start to the season, they’re going to need to remedy that quickly.