ATLANTA -- Phillies manager Gabe Kapler made an interesting decision in the eighth inning of Monday night's 2-1 loss to the Braves at SunTrust Park.
He could have had J.P. Crawford face Braves left-hander A.J. Minter with runners on first and second and one out in a one-run game. Crawford had seven hits in his previous 14 at-bats, including two doubles and two home runs. He had been seeing the baseball well and hitting the ball hard. But Crawford also had just two hits in 27 career at-bats against lefties. Kapler had switch-hitter Pedro Florimon face Minter instead.