![]() He is 10 for 67 (.149) this month with 26 strikeouts. Slumping Bryce Harper struck out twice, walked and delivered a run with a sacrifice fly. He missed significant time with an abdominal tear last season but still hit 27 in 107 games. Hoskins, who debuted with the Phillies in 2017, is now one home run shy of his second 30-homer season with the club. It was a better sign that we didn’t stop and continued to add on against a good team like that.” “Putting four on Odorizzi after he beat us last week in Atlanta was a good sign. “It was nice to jump on them early,” Hoskins said. He even made an eye-popping defensive play at first base behind Nola in the second inning. He drove in two runs with a two-out double in the second and two more with a homer in the fourth. He reached base four times with a single, a double, a homer and a walk. Hoskins was in the middle of everything for the Phils. They gave us the lead early and that’s always great against a team like that.” “The guys swung the bats like crazy and that was awesome. “I fell behind a lot and had to work hard,” Nola said. The Phils’ offense struck for four runs against right-hander Jake Odorizzi in the second inning and four more in the fourth. Run support, at times, has been an issue for Nola, but it wasn’t in this one. Nola added, “I’m getting the results and it’s fun right now.” “We knew we were really going to need him, especially with (Zack) Wheeler just coming back, and he’s really stepped up,” Hoskins said. He has 28 strikeouts in those four starts. The Phillies have won three of his four starts this month and he has allowed just five earned runs in 21 2/3 innings for a 2.08 ERA. Poor Septembers have plagued Nola in recent seasons. He allowed just four hits, walked three and struck out eight. He wasn’t as economical as he would have liked, throwing 104 pitches in six innings, but he got 17 swings and misses, five on his curveball, four each on his four-seam fastball and changeup, three on his cutter and one on his sinker. Nola had a little bit of everything going in this one. ![]() Beating a team that sees you that much requires precise pitch execution, from location to the change of speeds. There are no secrets between the two sides. Nola, who debuted with the Phillies in 2015, has faced the Braves 29 times in his career with 23 of them coming since the start of 2018. The Phillies have won the first two of this four-game series with lefty Bailey Falter set to face 19-game winner Kyle Wright on Saturday afternoon. Six days earlier, Acuna Jr., almost single-handedly beat Nola with a two-run homer and a two-run double in Atlanta. Nola received a break before the game even started as Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr., did not start for a second night in a row because of a sore lower back. Focus on ourselves and at the end of the day it’ll work out like it should. “We’ve got to stay focused,” Nola said after the win. The Cardinals will clinch the final wild card spot with another win or a loss by the Phillies and the Reds.There are 12 games remaining in the regular season and the Phils’ magic number for entry to the postseason is 9. What was shaping up to be a thrilling end to the NL Wild Card race has gone by the wayside thanks to a 16-game winning streak by the St. At minimum, Atlanta needs to avoid a sweep to remain in the driver’s seat.ĭodgers 100-56 (.641), - (Clinched spot in postseason) A series win would put Philadelphia’s hopes on life support as they would need to sweep Miami and have the Braves lose all three games against the Mets and to the Rockies on Monday just to force a game No. ![]() With their magic number at five, Atlanta can clinch the NL East with a sweep of the Phillies. Atlanta is now at 87% to win the division with the Phillies chances dipping to just 13% with six games to play. ![]() 500 on June 16.Ītlanta’s win combined with Philadelphia’s loss Sunday gave the Braves a big boost in FanGraphs updated playoff odds. They have lost 10 of 11 and will finish the season with a losing record despite being 11 games over. The Mets were eliminated from postseason contention earlier this week and suffered their fifth straight loss Sunday. Philadelphia will close out their season on the road in Atlanta and Miami. They have won seven of ten overall but saw a five-game winning streak snapped Sunday with a 6-0 loss to the Pirates. The Phillies had a good week as well but failed to make up any ground in the division. September 25: Braves 10, Padres 8 (10 Innings) September 24: Padres 6, Braves 5 (Suspended Game)
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |