Philly.com · Aug 21, 2015
Phils dig deep hole and can't climb out
Jerome Williams #31 of the Philadelphia Phillies walks off the field after being pulled in the second inning during a game against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on August 20, 2015 in Miami, Florida.MIAMI - Despite an overall woeful season, Jerome Williams went into his 20th start of the year having allowed just a run in each of his previous three starts.
That positive trend dissipated quickly on Thursday night at Marlins Park. The journeyman righthander was tagged for a season-worst eight runs and didn't survive the second inning of the Phillies' 9-7 loss, the opener of a four-game series that could have big implications on which team picks first in the draft next June.