Phillies' 2024 GDT #125: 8/20/24 Braves(66-58) @ Phillies(73-51) - 7:20pm

[BelmontShore]

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Phillies' Starting Lineup:
K Schwarber (L) DH
T Turner (R) SS
B Harper (L) 1B
A Bohm (R) 3B
N Castellanos (R) RF
B Stott (L) 2B
J Realmuto (R) C
B Marsh (L) LF
J Rojas (R) CF

Zack Wheeler RHP
(12-5, 2.72 ERA, 162 SO)

Braves' Starting Lineup:
M Harris II (L) CF
R Laureano (R) RF
M Ozuna (R) DH
M Olson (L) 1B
S Murphy (R) C
J Kelenic (L) LF
O Arcia (R) SS
G Urshela (R) 3B
W Merrifield (R) 2B

Reynaldo López RHP
(7-4, 2.06 ERA, 102 SO)

Umpires:
Home Plate - Todd Tichenor
First Base - Cory Blaser
Second Base - Nestor Ceja
Third Base - Manny Gonzalez

TV: TBS

[BelmontShore]

Whit Merrifield of course following in a long Philadelphia tradition of a former player immediately doing damage against his former Philadelphia team.

[BelmontShore]

The most troubling issue with this team is it's propensity for swinging out of the zone, especially on pitches not even close to being strikes, usually after watching strikes go by through the heart of the plate. Pitchers don't have to throw strikes to get the best Phillies' hitters out.

[BelmontShore]

3.1IP and seven Ks.

[BelmontShore]

Can always count on Bohm for quality at bats, consistently. Realmuto comes through in the clutch and plates Bohm with the tying run.

[bigel57]

Stott having a lost season. Marsh also useless the last 2 months

[bigel57]

Same old same old approach to good pitching. 10 k’s thru5
Schwarber and Harper pathetic

[wrench248]

So many unproductive at bats. Never ceases to amazes me at the pitches they ultimately swing at and the meatballs they let go down the middle

[bigel57]

This has turned from a likeable fun team into an unwatchable boring dumb unlikeable group of overpaid dopes

[Helios1989]

Everytime we face a decent pitcher the same garbage