After having over two whole days to simmer over Thursday night’s horrific defeat, the Phillies were scheduled for a doubleheader on Sunday in which they didn’t seem to have the starting pitching matchup in either game. But they ended up splitting the contests - a 3-2 win followed by a 6-1 loss - partly because their bullpen was good for three innings in the first game, but less good in covering nine innings in the second.
Winning the opener seemed like an achievement simply due to the opposing starting pitcher. The Phillies haven’t had much success against Max Scherzer over the years, but on Sunday afternoon, Scherzer was only the second-best starter in the game.