On July 7th, the Phillies were losing to the Marlins in Miami, 3-1, when the top of the ninth inning began. The Marlins’ win expectancy at that point was 92%, not great odds for the Phillies, but not impossible. A.J. Puk was on the mound for Miami to close it out, but let J.T. Realmuto get on base via a single. Puk struck out Bryson Stott for the first out, then faced Alec Bohm. A wild pitch allowed Realmuto to scamper to second, then score when Bohm laced a double to left that cut the lead to 3-2 and the win expectancy to 77% in favor of the Marlins.
Why do we keep overlooking Cristian Pache in the outfield?
