Daily News | Phillies erase six-run deficit but fall short, into a tie for last place in the NL East
dug themselves into a 7-1 hole by the end of the fourth inning on Friday night. They made defensive mistakes. Starter Zack Wheeler wasn’t as sharp as he was in Atlanta last week. In more ways than one, it was an ugly game.
They climbed all the way back from their biggest deficit of the season and tied it, 7-7, in the eighth inning. Nick Castellanos had a historic night. He touched 11 bases, drove in five runs, andBut it was for naught. Connor Brogdon allowed an RBI single to Lane Thomas in the eighth inning, and the Phillies’ top of the lineup struck out, doubled, flied out, and popped out in the ninth, in an 8-7 loss.
The Phillies have had few reasons for optimism lately. The bullpen is one. Castellanos batting over .300 this season is another. Ranger Suárez in his most recent start is a third. But perhaps the most important, at least before Friday night, was Zack Wheeler.. He pitched eight shutout innings with 12 strikeouts against a tough Braves lineup. He conceded after the game that he needed an outing like that. He looked like an ace. There was hope that it would spark some positive momentum.But like much his team, he stumbled. By his next start, on Friday night against the Nationals, Wheeler’s pinpoint command had vanished.
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