The story of this Phillies season, however it ends, cannot be written without mention of Bailey Falter and all that he represents.OK, so Falter didn’t survive the fourth inning in a 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
That said, Falter was far from sharp in his second consecutive start against the Braves. Some will say it was a reality check for the 25-year-old. Maybe so. But it also happens. Meanwhile, Braves starter Kyle Wright became the first 20-game winner in the majors this season and Atlanta’s first since Russ Ortiz in 2003. The Phillies didn’t get a hit against him until Rhys Hoskins’ one-out double in the sixth inning.
Domínguez said this week that he believed his arm was “a little late” in relation to his body as he went through his delivery. As a result, he threw only 25 of 53 pitches for strikes in his previous two outings.Thank the Phillies for making September, and the MLB playoffs, relevant — for this season and beyond
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