Phillies base running struggles have come to a boiling point

Thursday night in their loss to the Pirates the Phillies showed the baserunning woes that have plagued them all season long.

The Phillies lost to the Pirates 6-3 Thursday night in one of the more puzzling games fans will watch. Andrew Knapp scored from first on a pick off error in a game Ricky Bottalico called “comical.”

Part of the mess that was Thursday’s game was the base running that cost them three different runners. In the second inning, Aaron Altherr hit a bullet that hit off the top of the left field wall. Pirates left fielder Jose Osuna fielded it and quickly threw it in to second base, throwing Altherr out by several steps. The play wasn’t even close as Altherr was sent back to the…