The Good Phight · Aug 3, 2023
Blown leads? Yeah, I’ve got a few: Marlins 9, Phillies 8
Jesus Sanchez and the Marlins kept coming backIn Wednesday night’s game against the Miami Marlins, the Phillies had a 5-0 lead in the sixth inning. They still had a 5-4 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth. They later had a 7-5 lead heading into the bottom of the tenth, and an 8-7 lead heading into the bottom of the eleventh. But when the twelfth inning - and the game - ended, the Phillies found themselves on the wrong end of a 9-8 decision.
There were a lot of goats in this one, but none loom larger than Trea Turner. This deep into a nightmarish season, you wouldn’t think that he would be able to have his worst game so far, but I think he somehow lowered that already low-set bar.