Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Why is Bader hitting 9th?
Going LRLR in the lineup. Casty still probably seen by the manager as the better RBI threat. 9 spot in the lineup uses speed a bit more. That is probably the thinking anyway. Wonder if Marsh is banged up a bit as he usually does not get rest days with the platooning.
Same exact question crossed my mind.
He went 3-4 with a HR last night and gets demoted down the lineup
He has always been further down in the lineup against RHP. And Casty has often been out of those lineups that he has been in.
Trea Turner
Status Change - Pre-GameStatus Change - WarmupStatus Change - In ProgressCalled strike (95.6 mph sinker)Called strike (88. mph sweeper)Swinging strike (87.9 mph sweeper)
Trea Turner strikes out swinging.
Kyle Schwarber
Called strike (87.6 mph sweeper)Swinging strike (91.9 mph cutter)Foul (80.3 mph curveball)In play, out(s) (95.6 mph four-seam fastball)
Kyle Schwarber grounds out to first baseman Pete Alonso.
Bryce Harper
Ball (96.2 mph four-seam fastball)In play, out(s) (85.6 mph sweeper)
Bryce Harper flies out sharply to left fielder Brandon Nimmo.
Francisco Lindor
Called strike (91.3 mph four-seam fastball)Ball (87.5 mph cutter)Ball (74.9 mph curveball)Ball (86.9 mph cutter)In play, out(s) (86.4 mph cutter)
Francisco Lindor grounds out, shortstop Trea Turner to first baseman Bryce Harper.
Juan Soto
Called strike (87. mph cutter)Ball (88.1 mph splitter)Foul (86.9 mph splitter)Called strike (92.8 mph sinker)
Juan Soto called out on strikes.
Pete Alonso
In play, out(s) (92.5 mph sinker)
Pete Alonso grounds out, third baseman Alec Bohm to first baseman Bryce Harper.
J.T. Realmuto
Foul (93.9 mph sinker)In play, out(s) (95. mph sinker)
J.T. Realmuto grounds out, third baseman Mark Vientos to first baseman Pete Alonso.
Alec Bohm
Ball (94.2 mph sinker)Called strike (85.6 mph sweeper)Called strike (85.8 mph sweeper)In play, no out (86.5 mph sweeper)
Alec Bohm singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jeff McNeil, deflected by second baseman Brett Baty.
Max Kepler
In play, out(s) (90.6 mph cutter)
Max Kepler grounds into a double play, first baseman Pete Alonso to shortstop Francisco Lindor to first baseman Pete Alonso. Alec Bohm out at 2nd. Max Kepler out at 1st.
At least we won't be no-hit! This guy's stuff looks nasty.
Why is Kepler batting that high in the order? In fairness to him, his .214 BA shows significant improvement over a short time ago, so I guess he is on a hot run.
Of course, he is a left handed hitter. But who got the hit that inning.
Brandon Nimmo
Called strike (85. mph cutter)Ball (85.9 mph cutter)Ball (85.1 mph cutter)Foul (74.3 mph curveball)Foul (86.7 mph cutter)Ball (86.9 mph splitter)In play, no out (87.9 mph splitter)
Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nick Castellanos.
Mark Vientos
Called strike (86.8 mph cutter)Foul (91.9 mph sinker)Swinging strike (87.4 mph splitter)
Mark Vientos strikes out swinging.
Jeff McNeil
Ball (86.4 mph splitter)Ball (85.4 mph cutter)Foul (86.8 mph cutter)Ball (87.4 mph splitter)Foul (92.5 mph sinker)Batter Timeout.Pickoff Attempt 1BIn play, out(s) (92.2 mph sinker)
Jeff McNeil flies out to right fielder Nick Castellanos.
Starling Marte
Called strike (91.7 mph sinker)Ball (83.5 mph slider)Ball (83.5 mph slider)Called strike (92.4 mph sinker)In play, out(s) (92.6 mph sinker)
Starling Marte flies out to right fielder Nick Castellanos.
