The Phillies survived a late onslaught last night and finally snapped an eight-game losing streak, beating the Padres 4-3. Tonight, the two teams will clash again, but this game is even more important.
While the offense appears to have awoken from its slumber (kind of), the bullpen now needs to step up. The committee effort did well to keep the Padres cold last night, only allowing four hits, but giving up a whopping ten walks. The Phillies won’t be able to fly that close to the Sun again if they are to come away with a win, which means putting trust in a player who has been difficult to lean on all season.