Phillies Nation · May 13, 2022
2 Thursdays … 2 blown 7-1 leads … 2 different outcomes
Bryce Harper homered Thursday. (Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire)Final Score: Phillies 9, Dodgers 7
The Philadelphia Phillies came out swinging early in Thursday’s ballgame, but for a second straight Thursday, that lead evaporated. After last week’s historic comeback by the Mets — who plated seven runs in the top of the ninth — tonight’s blown lead happened in two parts, with two runs in the bottom of the sixth, and four more to tie it in the eighth.
Thursday evening’s collapse was a more drawn-out version of last week’s events, but at its core, was caused by the same issue: leaving a pitcher whose stuff simply wasn’t effective on a given night in the game for too long.