Phillies Series Recap: One Chip Challenge, Sosa's Revenge, Errors Galore, & Salvaging the Finale

Birds On A Blue Note

In tonight's episode we will be taking a closer look at the recent series loss to the Phillies. Despite a lot of frustrations from the games there were quite a few positives and other takeaways. But before we get to all of that, RJ lost a bet and had to suffer through the 1 Chip Challenge.
While he was busy handling the heat from that we cover Game 1 in which Sosa blasted a 3 run shot off Miles early in the game wound up being the difference maker. It did not help the offense that we are currently without Contreras, Noot & Donny (a late scratch with a stiff neck) but as usual Nola continued his dominance.
Moving on to Game 2, Sonny had issues early and was knocked from the game and the offense wasn't able to take advantange of a freak comebacker that drove Suarez from the game after the 2nd inning and made the Phillies turn to their bullpen early.
In an all important game 3 the offense was able to break out and avoid the sweep with contributions throughout the lineup including a clutch hit by Gorman in the 10th. Helsley sealed the deal for his league leading 19th save of the season. A big issue this season that continued this series was the errors that loom large. Without them this game is 4-0 in 9.
Finally, we find ourselves now in sole possession of the last Wild Card spot. Next up we have a stretch of series that are winnable. The team must take advantage of these games to build a buffer between us and the other competition.

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