Game 7 will generate the darkest feelings. It's only natural. This is the Phillies. They opened the door to pain. But they aren't done yet.
PHILADELPHIA — The entire team had departed the field and stood there, alone at second base in the middle of the seventh inning, and this is when it felt too real. The hulking slugger had tried to do too much — take 90 feet while trailing by four runs — and he paid for it. It was 7:36 p.m. ET and some people decided it was time to leave a ballpark that has achieved legend-like status in October. Advertisement A replay review of Schwarber’s mistake took less than a minute.
This is how the Phillies manager is: An alteration, even the slightest, might be perceived as panic before Game 7. Early in Game 6, Diamondbacks starter did not offer Schwarber or Harper much to hit. Is it hard to stay patient when the pressure rises to score runs? “Absolutely not,” Schwarber said. “No. I’ll take four walks tomorrow if I can. We’ve got trust in the guys behind us. That’s plain and simple. This offense, it’s so deep.
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