Mighty Casey up to bat
Dusty Baker must not have watched the Padres series. If he isn't bringing in Will Smith here, why is he on the roster?
Bryce Harper
Mound visit.Ball (99.2 mph four-seam fastball)Ball in dirt (88.6 mph slider)Ball (87.7 mph slider)Called strike (87.6 mph slider)Ball (86.2 mph slider)
Bryce Harper walks. Kyle Schwarber to 3rd. J.T. Realmuto to 2nd.
Hector Neris coming in to face Castellanos with the bases loaded. This will be interesting.
This might be a good time to tell Castellanos that Neris' best pitch is NOT a strike. Ever.
Well, most of our lineup got a chance to see Abreu once, if that helps any in games to come.
I don't think Castellanos would listen
Nero’s success is getting batters to swing at those pitches out of the strike zone. I hope Castellanos can hold off them.
Though he could be a hero right now
I'll settle for three wild pitches.
I miss the take sign
None of these pitches looked like strikes and he is 1-2
Castellanos is a hitter made for Neris. Probably should have PH
Nick Castellanos
Mound visit.Pitching Change: Hector Neris replaces Bryan Abreu.Ball (95.3 mph sinker)Swinging strike (95.3 mph sinker)Foul (94.7 mph sinker)Ball in dirt (86.6 mph splitter)Swinging strike (86.9 mph splitter)
Nick Castellanos strikes out swinging.
Philadelphia Phillies
Houston Astros
Not a single pitch in the zone.
And in typical Casty fashion he swings at utter garbage, he should have been walked
Refuses to take the walk with the bases loaded. Awful at bat and just what we all saw coming.
Unbelievable. 5 balls out of the strike zone. I said when he came up, just keep the bat on your shoulder. No way Neris can throw 3 strikes in that situation.
5 balls, Nick swung and missed 3 times. Oh well, I think I might have sent up Vierling there and told him to take 2 strikes, which almost certainly never would have happened.
I would like to comment on the at bat, but have been told if you don't have anything good to say sometimes staying quiet is a wise option!
