That was an ugly series.
On Sunday afternoon, the Toronto Blue Jays fell 11-4 to the Philadelphia Phillies, dropping all three games against the National League East team. Let’s take a look at what happened in this one.
The Phillies took the lead in the bottom of the first, as Kyle Schwarber hit an RBI single for a 1-0 lead. They extended their lead in the bottom of the third as Alec Bohm hit an RBI single for the 2-0 lead. With runners on second and third in the bottom of the fourth, Otto Kemp hit a two-run single for the Phillies to take a 4-0 lead.
Finally, the Blue Jays showed some life in the top of the fifth. Alan Roden hit a sacrifice fly to give the Jays their first run of the game, followed by a Jonatan Clase single + throwing error that scored their second run of the game.
The Phillies got both runs back in the bottom of the fifth, as Bohm hit a two-run shot for his seventh home run of the season. In the bottom of the sixth, the game was blown wide open as Nick Castellanos hit a grand slam to put the Phillies up 10-2.
Will Robertson drove in his first RBI in the top of the seventh thanks to his first hit, a single. That was followed by another RBI single, this time by Bo Bichette, to cut the Phillies’ lead to 10-4. The Phillies added another run in the bottom of the seventh.
Will he?
He WILL!There’s Will Robertson’s FIRST @MLB hit 👏 pic.twitter.com/UBmHYVnknG
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Takeaways…
So that wasn’t great. After sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-game series earlier last week, the Jays lost all three games against the Phillies, dropping their record to 38-33. The good news is that the Yankees were also swept, so the Jays didn’t lose any ground to the division leaders.
Will Robertson made his big league debut in this game, going 1-4 with two strikeouts and his first career big league hit and RBI. Ernie Clement had a good game, finishing with three singles in four plate appearances to bring his batting average to .292. The other players with a hit were Bo Bichette, Andres Gimenez, Alan Roden, and Jonatan Clase. All eight of the Blue Jays’ hits were singles; you can’t win many games that way.
Nor can a team win with the pitching the Blue Jays had on Sunday and even over the course of the series. Jose Berrios made the start, giving up six earned runs in four and two-thirds innings pitched to bring his season ERA to 3.81.
Mason Fluharty was the only reliever who didn’t give up a run in this game, allowing two singles in his third of an inning pitched. Erik Swanson gave up four earned runs and two walks in his two-thirds of an inning pitched to bring his ERA to 15.19. Spencer Turnbull gave up an earned run in his two and one-third innings pitched. Not nearly good enough.
As a whole, the Jays were 5-4 in their series, but were 5-1 coming into Friday’s series opener. It wasn’t a bad road trip by any means, but the Blue Jays had a golden chance to gain some ground on the Yankees, who lost all three games to the Boston Red Sox this weekend.
On Tuesday, the Blue Jays return home to host Gabriel Moreno, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., and the Arizona Diamondbacks for a three-game series. Next weekend, they’ll host the Chicago White Sox, meaning they can get back on track fairly easily.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.