The Phillies showed grit Thursday night, and they did it at a time when they don’t have much room for error. They prevailed in a pitching showdown against the Braves, 1-0.
Good teams find ways to win when some things aren’t clicking, and for the Phillies, that thing, right now, is their offense. So, on Thursday night they beat the reigning World Series champions with their pitching.
Facing the Braves at home in the midst of a postseason race, after the Phillies had been swept in Atlanta just days earlier, was always going to be a tough assignment. But the Phillies showed grit on Thursday night, and they did it at a time when they don’t have much room for error.On Wednesday night, after the Phillies came from behind to win a must-win game in extra innings, interim manager Rob Thomson was asked if he thought it could spur some momentum for his team.
Thomson felt good for good reason. After a string of rough starts in late August and early September, Suárez went to Atlanta last weekend and gave the Phillies six innings of one-run ball with three walks. On Thursday night, he was even better. The left-handed pitcher went six innings and allowed just five hits, allowing no runs with two walks. He threw 83 pitches and 53 strikes. It was one of his better starts of the season.
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