After Ben Brown’s last two excellent outings, one with an opener and one without, there were high hopes for him to continue along those lines.
Unfortunately, that didn’t happen Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia. Brown was touched up for three runs in the first inning and the Phillies cruised to a 7-2 win over the Cubs, taking the three-game series (and the season series, in case that might matter later on).
Before I get to the details of this game, it was suggested by Jim Deshaies on the Marquee broadcast that Brown might start many games too amped up, and that has led to some issues for him in the first inning.