While the Tigers' loss in their series opener against the Phillies was, for the most part, indefensible, their loss in the rubber match finale was more understandable. In the opener, Jack Flaherty provided six innings of one-run ball while the offense (really just Gleyber Torres) gave him three runs of insurance, only for the bullpen to implode and lose the game, 5-4.
But in the finale, the only run newcomer Charlie Morton gave up in his first start as a Tiger was an RBI groundout for Max Kepler; otherwise, he gave Detroit six strong innings. The offense couldn't do much with Phillies starter Cristopher Sánchez absolutely dealing (eight innings, no runs).