Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Past time to move Castellanos down in the batting order. He is in a deep and prolonged slump. June was a good (only) month for him but he has an OPS of .598 for July and .429 so far for August.
In that lineup there is no one else to bat cleanup.
Trea Turner
Status Change - Pre-GameStatus Change - WarmupStatus Change - In ProgressCalled strike (93.4 mph sinker)Ball (82.5 mph sweeper)Foul (93.4 mph sinker)Foul (93.2 mph sinker)Swinging strike (84.4 mph slider)
Trea Turner strikes out swinging.
The lack of a genuine No. 4 hitter remains the one big whole in the roster.
Kyle Schwarber
Called strike (83.3 mph slider)Ball (84.3 mph slider)Swinging strike (84.3 mph slider)Called strike (94.1 mph sinker)
Kyle Schwarber called out on strikes.
Bryce Harper
Batter Timeout.Ball (93.4 mph sinker)In play, out(s) (92.5 mph sinker)
Bryce Harper grounds out sharply to first baseman Spencer Steer.
Huh? What about Marsh?
TJ Friedl
In play, out(s) (89.7 mph four-seam fastball)
TJ Friedl flies out to left fielder Max Kepler.
Spencer Steer
Called strike (89.7 mph four-seam fastball)Ball (84.2 mph cutter)In play, out(s) (88.6 mph four-seam fastball)
Spencer Steer pops out to second baseman Bryson Stott.
Elly De La Cruz
In play, out(s) (73.3 mph curveball)
Elly De La Cruz grounds out, shortstop Trea Turner to first baseman Bryce Harper.
Nick Castellanos
Foul (82.5 mph sweeper)Ball (82.6 mph sweeper)Ball (82.9 mph slider)Batter Timeout.In play, out(s) (82.3 mph sweeper)
Nick Castellanos pops out to second baseman Matt McLain.
Brandon Marsh
Called strike (88.4 mph cutter)In play, out(s) (92.5 mph sinker)
Brandon Marsh lines out to left fielder Austin Hays.
Edmundo Sosa
Foul (92.8 mph sinker)In play, out(s) (93.5 mph sinker)
Edmundo Sosa grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Spencer Steer.
If this continues we may have a 2-hour game.
Miguel Andujar
Called strike (87.8 mph sinker)Foul (85.4 mph cutter)Called strike (88.9 mph sinker)
Miguel Andujar called out on strikes.
Austin Hays
Called strike (72.7 mph curveball)Swinging strike (79.2 mph changeup)In play, out(s) (72.2 mph curveball)
Austin Hays grounds out, shortstop Trea Turner to first baseman Bryce Harper.
Noelvi Marte
In play, out(s) (89.5 mph four-seam fastball)
Noelvi Marte flies out to right fielder Nick Castellanos.
Max Kepler
Ball (81.9 mph slider)Foul (92. mph sinker)Called strike (92.2 mph sinker)Batter Timeout.Foul (90.3 mph four-seam fastball)Swinging strike (84.1 mph slider)
Max Kepler strikes out swinging.
Bryson Stott
Called strike (92.1 mph sinker)Swinging strike (83.2 mph sweeper)Batter Timeout.Called strike (92.1 mph four-seam fastball)
Bryson Stott called out on strikes.