The Good Phight · May 21, 2023
Great Stott! Phillies 2, Cubs 1
When last we saw Taijuan Walker, he gave up four runs over forty pitches in the first inning - an inning he wasn’t even able to complete before the hook yanked him off the stage. The rest of the gang fared no better that day or in any game in San Francisco, falling into an infuriating pattern of leaving runners stranded while committing costly errors and giving up hit after hit that added up to run after run. Walker came into today’s game with only three days rest since that short but infamous showing. Today, he started the game with a clean first inning and continued to shine through 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up only two hits, walking three and striking out three.