If the Phillies could have drawn up an ideal return to action after a week-long vacation, they probably wouldn’t have chosen the red hot New York Yankees as their opponent. They also likely wouldn’t have selected Gerrit Cole to be the first pitcher they’d face. Cole would be going up against Jake Arrieta, and judging by Twitter, there wasn’t a lot of optimism regarding this matchup.
Thinking about Jake Arrieta facing the Yankees lineup and hey maybe they should postpone tonight's game too just to be extra careful
— Mike Meech (@meechone) August 3, 2020
TFW your team hasn't played in a week because another nameless team reportedly went out on the town in Atlanta during a pandemic and now the match-up is Arrieta v.