Final: Rockies 11, Phillies 2
The Philadelphia Phillies are in the thick of a pennant race as the 2021 season winds down, but it sure didn’t feel that way at Citizens Bank Park Friday night.
In today’s game, a bullpen game in September hardly means that you’re a bad team. But when the arm that you hoped to get multiple innings from only records one out, you’re probably in big trouble.
After Sam Coonrod set the Colorado Rockies down in order in the top of the first inning, Joe Girardi turned to Bailey Falter in the second inning, seemingly hoping to get at least two innings from the rookie lefty.