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4 game lead on Braves

Chance tomorrow to go 20 games over .500

Every time I get down on Soto, he delivers like that in high-leverage.
You just don't give up on southpaws with stuff like that.

Fantastic job by Soto
Harper wins it.

Captain Obvious wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 1:08 am This team does....not...quit!!!

LOL. I was resigned to bummer loss and win the series tomorrow.

PS: I wasn't anticipating the Clemens HR.

This one will be on the offense. Phillies keep getting solid SP. Bullpen can't be forced into constant perfection.

Oh wait, I missed that Strahm signed an extension for 2025, with an option for 2026. Sweet.

Hoffman keeps this up, he'll be looking at 3/36 as his starting point. Higher, the more games he closes for the Phillies.

Meanwhile, Hoffman and Strahm both being free agents this winter is going to be a very very expensive problem.

Alvarado has been good, but rarely great, so far this year. No reason yet to think it's going to be a problem. He's probably going to need to have his workload managed more than some of the other relievers. Obviously, if he's still struggling with walks & velocity right at the July trade deadlin...