For the Philadelphia Phillies, the worst that could happen on Sunday afternoon was a loss and a series split with Atlanta. Not too bad considering how last week went. Looking to complete a series win, Rob Thomson deployed Kyle Gibson as the Phils looked to take down Charlie Morton and crew.
Gibson had been roughed up his last start against Toronto, allowing seven earned runs, so expectations were relatively low.
The top of the first was much of the same for Gibson as his last outing. After racking up two punch outs and holding Michael Harris at second, Gibson allowed back-to-back doubles by Travis d’Arnaud and Matt Olson.