The Philadelphia Phillies lost their second straight game on Wednesday night, falling to the Pirates 5-2. Their record drops to 28-55.
On The Mound
- Ben Lively started and lasted just four innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk.
- Lively gave up all four of his runs in the fourth inning.
- Adam Morgan threw three innings out of the bullpen, and allowed a run on a hit and a walk.
- Luis Garcia worked 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
- Hoby Milner picked up the final out in the ninth.
At The Plate
- The offense managed two runs on 10 hits.
- Maikel Franco supplied both runs in the first inning with a two-run homer, his 12th of the year.
- Daniel Nava started in left, and went 3-4 with a double and a walk.
- Freddy Galvis went 1-4 with a single.
- Tommy Joseph picked up his first triple of the year.
- Nick Williams went 1-4 with three strikeouts.
- Andres Blanco went 0-4 in a start at second, dropping his average to .169 on the year.
- Odubel Herrera went 2-4 with a couple of singles.
- Andrew Knapp went 1-4 with two strikeouts.
Final Thoughts
Tommy Joseph has been struggling over the last few weeks.
Joseph’s average has dropped from .261. on June 22nd to .245 after last night’s 1-4. For July, Joseph is hitting just .227.
I don’t consider Joseph a long-term answer at first base. He’s a major-league player for sure, but he’s mediocre. He’s a starter on a bad team (like this one), but isn’t quite good enough to be a piece to build around for the future.
But he’s good enough that the Phils could probably bring back a decent prospect in a trade, which would then allow Rhys Hoskins to take over at first base.
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