this is about an hour old, but the Phillies radio broadcast station is indicating that the game will start at 7:30 pm EDT
2022 Phillies Thread
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Wheeler looking great through 2 innings. Wright looking very good as well for the Braves. Harper got a double off of him in the 2nd inning, with no outs (I think), but the Fightins couldn't get him home.
Wow, you gotta give the hitter a chance. They called third strike was nowhere near the SZ.
I thought Smoltz was pretty balanced in G1.
I've been listening to the Phils radio broadcast, so I can't comment on his objectivity in the G2 broadcast.
Ugh, Wheeler gives up a run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 6th. A hit batter (Acuna), then a walk on a 3-2 pitch to Swanson brought Matt Olson to the plate. With 2 strikes Wheeler gave him a breaking ball (a mistake, since Olson's swing on fastballs was pretty bad), and he ground it past Hopkins to plate Acuna.
That brought up Riley with 1st & 3rd, and 2 outs, and he topped a pitch that ended up being an infield hit, plating Swanson.
D'Arnaud then followed with a single up the middle (with 2 strikes) to plate Olson.
Wheeler finally gets out of it by getting Harris to ground out to 2nd.
Wheeler only gave up 1 base runner through 5, and had 2 outs (and the 3-2 pitch to Swanson could have been called a strike), and now it's 3-0, Braves, after 6 innings. smh
That brought up Riley with 1st & 3rd, and 2 outs, and he topped a pitch that ended up being an infield hit, plating Swanson.
D'Arnaud then followed with a single up the middle (with 2 strikes) to plate Olson.
Wheeler finally gets out of it by getting Harris to ground out to 2nd.
Wheeler only gave up 1 base runner through 5, and had 2 outs (and the 3-2 pitch to Swanson could have been called a strike), and now it's 3-0, Braves, after 6 innings. smh
Hitting Acuna changed the entire inning and game. It threw Wheeler off.
I think we are kind of saying the same thing. I get pitching backwards but I always thought you pitch off your fastball. He has basically flipped that from last year to this year. Look at his pitch breakdown year on year. Whatever the reason, he doesn’t like his fastball. So, you’d better have a really good change and back it up with a good cutter if you don’t like your fastball. If you don’t, I think you’re going to have a tough go if hitters start with knowing you’re not committed to throwing #1. I think offseason they need to figure out how to move forward with him but they need to get on the same page with an approach. Hard for me to think it doesn’t start with the fastball and throwing it with conviction.
That was a tough one. They can rightly be happy 1-1 coming home but that was set up perfect. If the Phillies had cashed in even a run early, I think that would have been HUGE. Wheeler was on a pitch count to allow him to likely go 9. If the Phillies could have gone ahead, the Braves would have started to press and if you can expand the zone even a smidge due to their eagerness and anxiety, that would have really helped given the stuff Wheeler brings to the table. The series now shifts to pitching questions for the duration. I suspect that Morton starts game 3 and they try to get Strider ready for Game 4. Even if Strider starts, he hasn’t pitched in nearly a month and will be restricted so that game 4 becomes a pen game. I still like the Phillies but I think I’d start Thor in game 4 and back him up with Falter. Phillies have a big advantage for Game 3 but if it goes to 5, Phillies will get Freid on full rest versus Wheeler and Suarez.
Given where Wheeler was pitch count, they lost a chance to put a gigantic stranglehold on the Series.
This smells like it ultimately goes 5. I still think Schwarber and Hoskins run into some pitches before it’s over. Going to be fun to see this play out but I think they know that they a nice setup last night.
That took way too long to decide whether to keep him in the game or remove him. I understand if a player gets hit in the head or critical location on the body, but the umpires allowing the Braves to delay the game as long as they did was an injustice to the Phillies and specifically Wheeler. He clearly cooled off and was not the same. Hoskins clearly misplayed a ball he should have at at least knocked down.
I mean, don't hit the guy if you're worried about how long it's going to take him to get feeling back in his arm and back in play. Would you say the same if it were Harper?
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In games that Nola pitched vs. the Braves the Phillies record is 17-13. He always pitches them tough. I agree that Morton will pitch tomorrow but Strider may be used out of the pen for this series.
Aaron Nola Career Stats Vs Braves | StatMuse
Aaron Nola is 16-11 with an ERA of 3.59 and 228 strikeouts in 37 appearances versus the Braves in his career.
Morton has been bad lately and very bad against the Phils this year. Bats have got to score at least one early. You’re not winning this series if you go 0-2 in the wheeler nola starts.In games that Nola pitched vs. the Braves the Phillies record is 17-13. He always pitches them tough. I agree that Morton will pitch tomorrow but Strider may be used out of the pen for this series.
Aaron Nola Career Stats Vs Braves | StatMuse
Aaron Nola is 16-11 with an ERA of 3.59 and 228 strikeouts in 37 appearances versus the Braves in his career.www.statmuse.com
I guess we'll see how Uncle Charlie responds after 13 days of rest. And in the 5 games he's pitched against the Phillies this year, 4, 2, 4, 0, and 6 earned runs. I wouldn't consider that very bad.
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The Phillies have a .301 BA and a .812 ops against him this year. For comparison JT Realmuto hit .276 with an .820 ops over the course of the year. Morton was very bad against the Phillies.
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