Phillies' Bullpen Lets Another Win Slip Away In 5-4 Loss To Mets
Another night, another blown game by the Phillies' bullpen.
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Another night, another blown game by the Phillies' bullpen.
Jake Arrieta pitched effectively into the sixth inning before leaving with an injury.
The Marlins won five of the seven games, including the final three, to move into second place in the NL East, 1 1/2 games ahead of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia's bullpen has allowed 101 earned runs in 127 1/3 innings, a 7.14 ERA that is the worst in the major leagues.
Alec Bohm hit a two-out, two-run single in the seventh inning to rally the Phillies to 6-5 win in the opener.
Jean Segura hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and drove in a career-best five runs, bailing out the Philadelphia Phillies' abominable bullpen to salvage a 9-8 win Monday over the New York Mets for a four-game split.
Philadelphia has dropped two straight after winning 10 of 11 and is just 1 1/2 games ahead of the Mets for second place in the NL East.
Roman Quinn snapped a tie with a two-out, RBI single in the seventh.
The Phillies have won nine of 10 to improve to three games over .500.
It was a long overdue honor for one of the franchise's greatest players who fought against racism during a tumultuous period with the team in the 1960s.
The Phillies have won eight of nine and three in a row to go two games over .500 for the first time since they were 79-77 last Sept. 24.
The Phillies have won 11 of 17 games to move a game over .500 (16-15) and remain in an NL playoff spot.
Howard (1-1) allowed two runs and five hits, striking out four to earn his first major league win in his fourth start.
Philadelphia enters Monday night's game against Washington with the worst bullpen ERA in the majors at 7.01, but right in the mix for a spot in the expanded postseason with a 14-15 record.
Andrew McCutchen and Jean Segura hit two-run homers for the Phillies.
Aaron Nola bounced back from the shortest outing of his career to throw seven strong innings.
Jake Arrieta pitched five strong innings before a rain delay of more than an hour ended his night.
The Phillies jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first inning in Game 2 but couldn't hold onto the lead.
Phillies starter Jake Arrieta (1-3) surrendered four runs on five hits while walking four and striking out three over 4 1/3 innings.
Bryce Harper hit a three-run homer during a seven-run sixth inning as the Phillies came from behind to crush Boston 13-6.
J.T. Realmuto hit a go-ahead, three-run homer but Hector Neris (1-0) couldn't protect a one-run lead in the ninth.
Infielder Neil Walker got the final two outs for the Phillies and instantly became Philadelphia's most successful reliever. The bullpen has a 10.12 ERA.
Zach Eflin struck out a career-high 10 and walked only one in six innings, continuing a recent trend of solid starts from the rotation.
Bryce Harper hit a tying, two-run homer in the eighth and Jean Segura gave the Phillies a 6-5 lead with a solo shot two outs later. But closer Hector Neris couldn't hold it.
Nola (1-1) allowed one run, two hits and struck out 10 in eight innings.
