The victory over the Pirates, in the opener of a key-four game series days before the trade deadline, left the Phils tied with St. Louis for control of the third and final NL wild-card spot. The Phils, though, have the upper hand against the Cardinals.
“You’re up 8-2, you don’t think you’re going to need your closer, but sometimes that happens,” manager Rob Thomson said.
The Phils rolled into Pittsburgh on the heels of a 7-2 win over Atlanta on Sunday. The Pirates entered the game with eight losses in their previous 10 games and were 18 games under .500. On top of it all, they are the worst offensive team in the National League. All of this added up to a mismatch in the Phillies’ favor, but that didn’t guarantee anything.
“Simplicity, not trying to do too much,” Bohm said of his recent success at the plate. “Seeing the ball over the plate and swinging at it. And the swing is working right. I’ve been on time more often than not lately and I think that leads to success. The right-hander went seven innings and allowed just three hits and two runs. He walked three and struck out eight. He did not allow a run until the seventh when he gave up a two-run homer to Cal Mitchell.
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