Eflin Ks on 3 pitches, looking. Mid 4th, tied at 2.
Yea he has had some terrible luck. But the three game before yesterday, he looked horrible. Had reverted back to swinging out of the zone and striking out more. Before that I thought he looked great and he has again looked great these past two games.
Bottom 4th
Almora out 5-3, 1 out.
Baez flies to right, 2 up, 2 down.
Lackey doubles to the LF wall. First pitch, ripped.
Szczur lines to left, Altherr diving grab! Still tied at 2 after 4.
Top 5th
Cesar lines a leadoff single to right.
Altherr, the 'catch probability of the play he made was 49%' say the Cubs TV team, follows that with a line single to center. 2 on, none out. Those announcers raving about Altherr.
Odubel grounds to Rizzo, they go for sure out at 1st, so runners advance, 1 out.
I am really skeptical about the stats coming from Statcast (i.e. catch probability).
Franco reaches out and grounds softly to Bryant at 3rd, thinks about going home, but gets the out at 1st instead. 3-2 Phils. Runner at 2nd, 2 outs.
Even though it goes down as a groundout. That was a good at-bat by Franco.
Saunders taps one in front of the plate, they get him at 1st, 3-2 Phils mid 5th.
Bottom 5th
Jay singles up the middle. Eflin smartly retracted his barehand after he first instinctively reached for it. Leadoff runner.
Bryant singles to left, 2 on, none out.
Rizzo pops a foul, Franco battles the wind and sun but catches it. 1 out.
Russell HBP, bases loaded, one out.
Montero sac fly to center, tie game.
Almora grounds into 5-4 play, end 5, tied at 3.
Top 6th
Joseph flies to right center, diving attempt fails and ball gets away as it clangs off the RFer's glove, Joseph to 2nd, leadoff double.
