{"id":111065,"date":"2024-10-06T13:36:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T06:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111065"},"modified":"2024-10-06T13:36:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T06:36:55","slug":"phillies-hitters-sit-with-the-sting-of-an-nlds-game-1-dud-that-raises-familiar-doubts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111065","title":{"rendered":"Phillies hitters sit with the sting of an NLDS Game 1 dud that raises familiar doubts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PHILADELPHIA \u2014 It was 7:55 p.m. when <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"7IOicEqFc3nRA8dm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/trea-turner-7IOicEqFc3nRA8dm\/\">Trea Turner<\/a> trudged through the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"113\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/team\/phillies\/\">Phillies<\/a> clubhouse Saturday. The result, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5820965\/2024\/10\/05\/mets-phillies-score-takeaways-zack-wheeler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a 6-2 loss to the New York Mets<\/a>, had lingered across Citizens Bank Park for 31 minutes. But Turner was still in his full uniform. He carried two bats. His hat was turned backward. Some of his teammates had showered and gone. The sting wafted in the room.<\/p>\n<p>Turner needed time. He analyzed video of his at-bats from Game 1 of this National League Division Series. Batting between two lefty sluggers, Turner went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. The Phillies went 19 batters without a hit in the middle of the game. This wasn\u2019t on the $300 million shortstop. But it\u2019s impossible to view these Phillies now and not think about last October. The seeds of doubt were planted in this ballpark and, as at-bat after at-bat failed to yield hard contact by a Phillies hitter, an exuberant sold-out crowd oozed nervousness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t know when it\u2019s going to happen,\u201d Turner said. \u201cThat\u2019s why you have to keep pushing. Keep looking forward to that next pitch, that next opportunity. Tomorrow\u2019s a new day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow is Sunday and the Phillies must win. For the first time in the postseason under manager Rob Thomson, the Phillies dropped a Game 1. The Phillies have failed to win the series all seven times in franchise history when they lost a Game 1.<\/p>\n<p>So they must do something that has never happened in 142 seasons of Phillies baseball.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies lost Saturday despite not allowing an extra-base hit. <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"mCXDj65EPIRrKZ4u\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/zack-wheeler-mCXDj65EPIRrKZ4u\/\">Zack Wheeler<\/a> delivered one of the greatest October pitching performances the Phillies have ever seen \u2014 111 pitches in seven innings of one-hit ball \u2014 and they lost. They watched their two best relievers \u2014 <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"9ChI4MUo4qceWVSM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/jeff-hoffman-9ChI4MUo4qceWVSM\/\">Jeff Hoffman<\/a> and <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"qB44gh0l5lgpqCoZ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/matt-strahm-qB44gh0l5lgpqCoZ\/\">Matt Strahm<\/a> \u2014 get ahead in every count and the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"110\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/team\/mets\/\">Mets<\/a> hung five runs on them. They received a familiar jolt, a leadoff <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"XDAzbIEGKxz7Yb6H\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/kyle-schwarber-XDAzbIEGKxz7Yb6H\/\">Kyle Schwarber<\/a> blast, and they still lost.<\/p>\n<p>That eighth inning was 24 minutes of hell for a Phillies team built to win in October \u2014 a team that cruised for months this season. The bullpen meltdown was unexpected. \u201cIt was stunning,\u201d Thomson said. \u201cIt was.\u201d But the Phillies had left the door ajar for New York\u2019s resilient lineup.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5821373\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5821373 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/05222714\/USATSI_24414862-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/05222714\/USATSI_24414862-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/05222714\/USATSI_24414862-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/05222714\/USATSI_24414862-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/05222714\/USATSI_24414862-1536x1063.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/05222714\/USATSI_24414862-2048x1417.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-credits\">\n<div class=\"inline-credits-container\">\n      <span class=\"table-cell-span\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"credits-text\">Zack Wheeler acknowledges the crowd after allowing no runs and one hit in seven innings. (Eric Hartline \/ Imagn Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This game was lost in the middle innings, when Wheeler did everything possible to carry the Phillies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, as an offense, we wasted that start,\u201d <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"9lv6KXk96rZdbNPh\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/bryce-harper-9lv6KXk96rZdbNPh\/\">Bryce Harper<\/a> said. \u201cIt\u2019s the same thing, man. Chasing balls in the dirt. We didn\u2019t work deep into counts like we should have. We have to understand what they\u2019re trying to do to us and flip the switch as an offense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The same thing. What are the Mets trying to do?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, they\u2019re going to bury stuff and try to get us to chase as much as possible,\u201d Harper said. \u201cThey have really good pitching. But we got really good hitters in here. We just have to bear down and understand that we can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was interesting, then, to hear the contrasts between the two teams after a jarring Game 1. <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"ygebbuEhMyc7bbUH\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/brandon-nimmo-ygebbuEhMyc7bbUH\/\">Brandon Nimmo<\/a>, who singled on a mistake 0-2 fastball from Strahm, credited Mets pitchers for keeping them alive. They knew Wheeler was almost unhittable, especially with the challenging shadows that affected both offenses. But a one-run deficit allowed Nimmo to \u201cstill think small.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5821310\/2024\/10\/05\/mets-phillies-nlds-game-1-mark-vientos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mets batted around in the eighth inning<\/a> with five singles and a walk. They scored two runs on sacrifice flies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s doing whatever is asked of you by the game at that point,\u201d Nimmo said. \u201cIf that\u2019s just a sac fly, if that\u2019s putting the ball in play, if that\u2019s getting a guy over \u2014 whatever it is. And all these guys are believing in going up there again with a plan, understanding what the baseball situation is, and not trying to do too much. Now, sometimes that turns out to be a home run or a big double or something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like from the first inning to the seventh inning, it was really hard to see a baseball,\u201d <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"fdWvKnNY31X4x4W1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/nick-castellanos-fdWvKnNY31X4x4W1\/\">Nick Castellanos<\/a> said. \u201cI think on both sides. What did we have? Three hits in the first seven innings. I think both teams after the sun was behind the stadium put together better at-bats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They did. But New York\u2019s were better. Nimmo said he couldn\u2019t see any laces on the ball. \u201cSo you literally are just swinging at a black ball,\u201d Nimmo said. The shadows at Citizens Bank Park are the worst, hitters have said, when the mound is darkened and the batter\u2019s eye is still bright. It was that way for most of the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if I was seeing much,\u201d Mets third baseman <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"coHCxkdyIxthYOea\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/mark-vientos-coHCxkdyIxthYOea\/\">Mark Vientos<\/a> said. \u201cIt was hard to see the baseball, for sure. But both teams were dealing with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They were. Castellanos acknowledged that. Game 2 starts at the same time \u2014 4:08 p.m. So, now what?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a grind,\u201d Castellanos said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be the same for us as it is for them. We\u2019re going to have to find a way to deal with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5821378\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5821378 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/05223220\/USATSI_24413158-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/05223220\/USATSI_24413158-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/05223220\/USATSI_24413158-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/05223220\/USATSI_24413158-1024x598.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/05223220\/USATSI_24413158-1536x897.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/05223220\/USATSI_24413158-2048x1196.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-credits\">\n<div class=\"inline-credits-container\">\n      <span class=\"table-cell-span\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"credits-text\">Bryson Stott warms up in front of a raucous crowd before Game 1 as shadows cover the field. (Bill Streicher \/ Imagn Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By now, the scouting report is clear. Teams are throwing the Phillies fewer fastballs in the zone. They do damage on those when pitchers make mistakes. Opponents are throwing more off-speed pitches for both strikes and balls. The Phillies are aggressive. They will chase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes you go in passive and all of a sudden you\u2019re taking good pitches to hit,\u201d Castellanos said. \u201cAnd then sometimes you\u2019re ready to hit and you don\u2019t get anything in the zone to hit. I think step one is just washing it down, coming together, understanding that this isn\u2019t going to be easy. Just regroup and fight. That\u2019s all we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Said Harper: \u201cWe have to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Turner pored over his at-bats. He chased one pitch in his first at-bat, strike three. He took a borderline 0-0 changeup in his second at-bat and it was called a strike. He swung and missed at a curveball in a similar location later in the at-bat. It was a ball. \u201cYou\u2019re kind of thinking you have to swing at that,\u201d Turner said. Then, he grounded into a fielder\u2019s choice.<\/p>\n<p>He came to the plate in the fifth inning with a runner on second and one out. <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"Uh2YYS54yJXRrkY3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/johan-rojas-Uh2YYS54yJXRrkY3\/\">Johan Rojas<\/a> had worked a nine-pitch walk to begin the inning. His run would have been tremendous insurance.<\/p>\n<p>Turner chased a first-pitch changeup and whiffed at it. He took a ball. He was facing a lefty, <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"PTucgNWQbcb89nSe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/david-peterson-PTucgNWQbcb89nSe\/\">David Peterson<\/a>, who was a starter all season but now was on his 46th pitch two days after closing a clinching win in Milwaukee. This was Turner\u2019s moment.<\/p>\n<p>He clipped a slider down and away. It floated into foul territory and landed in Mets first baseman <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"z5TM8FHqigQaQRib\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/pete-alonso-z5TM8FHqigQaQRib\/\">Pete Alonso<\/a>\u2019s glove for the second out. Harper struck out. Rojas was stranded there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of balls I went back and looked at for me personally were hitting the edge of the box,\u201d Turner said. \u201cIt\u2019s tough to hit those pitches. I don\u2019t know. I wish I could point to something and take those pitches or do this or do that. But I think I made the right decisions today personally. It\u2019s more executing. And I didn\u2019t execute well enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maybe Sunday will be better. But it\u2019s getting late fast for these Phillies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5820965\/2024\/10\/05\/mets-phillies-score-takeaways-zack-wheeler\/\" class=\"go-deeper\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"go-deeper\">\n<div class=\"go-deeper-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/05193736\/USATSI_24416097-1024x671.jpg?width=128&amp;height=128&amp;fit=cover&amp;auto=webp\" class=\"go-deeper\" alt=\"go-deeper\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"go-deeper-label\">GO DEEPER<\/p>\n<p class=\"go-deeper-title\">Mets wait out Wheeler, rock Phillies with 5-run 8th inning to win Game 1: Takeaways<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5821267\/2024\/10\/05\/mets-phillies-nlds-kodai-senga\/\" class=\"go-deeper\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"go-deeper\">\n<div class=\"go-deeper-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/05211914\/GettyImages-2176997486-1024x683.jpg?width=128&amp;height=128&amp;fit=cover&amp;auto=webp\" class=\"go-deeper\" alt=\"go-deeper\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"go-deeper-label\">GO DEEPER<\/p>\n<p class=\"go-deeper-title\">Mets steal Game 1 with makeshift pitching plan: &#8216;It went about perfect&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>(Photo of Trea Turner and Bryce Harper: Rob Tringali \/ <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/\">MLB<\/a> Photos via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5821312\/2024\/10\/05\/phillies-hitters-struggle-game-1-mets\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHILADELPHIA \u2014 It was 7:55 p.m. when Trea Turner trudged through the Phillies clubhouse Saturday. 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