The Good Phight · Sep 15, 2021
Right back where we started from: Cubs 6, Phillies 3
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Sam Coonrod helped the Phillies get back down to .500 on Tuesday nightWhen a team tells you what they are, believe them. And the Phillies have told us again and again that they are a .500 team. Sure, they might have stretches when they string a bunch of wins together, but they’ll always find their way back to the .500 mark. On Tuesday night, they returned to that familiar break-even mark by dropping a 6-3 decision to the Chicago Cubs.
This one actually started off well. Odubel Herrera led off the game with a home run, and starting pitcher Kyle Gibson retired the first 12 batters he faced.
Kyle Gibson, Filthy 91mph Cutter.