The Good Phight · Jun 27, 2022
Bryce who? Phillies 8, Padres 5
Your closer, Andrew BellattiIt would have been understandable if the Phillies came out flat on Sunday. After seeing their star player suffer a broken thumb on Saturday night, not many people would have been surprised if the Phillies looked deflated the next time they took the field. Instead, led by some heroes both expected and unexpected, the Phillies started off the post-Bryce Harper era with an 8-5 win over the Padres.
Kyle Gibson got the start, but he was not sharp, and put the Phillies in an early hole. After some poor control led to a first inning run, the Padres rallied for four more runs against Gibson in the third, all of which came after two outs had been recorded.