Over the last couple of weeks, the Phillies have been one of baseball’s hottest teams. After winning seven straight games, Philadelphia has vaulted itself into a secure spot as an NL Wild Card team. Keith Hernandez might disagree, but they are indeed one of the more fun teams to watch during this MLB season.
On Thursday afternoon against the Marlins (+140), they were fun to watch. If you like errors and bad baseball. (Hey, sometimes that can be enjoyable!).
When Miami’s Lewin Díaz launched a soft grounder right to Rhys Hoskins, the first baseman could not have messed up the routine play worse if he tried. But that’s okay; Kyle Gibson was there to save the day! Oh. Oh, no, he wasn’t.
Extremely normal baseball sequence… pic.twitter.com/s4jwUhGREW
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) August 11, 2022
The Phillies are electric pic.twitter.com/yRADn4Yh4g
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) August 11, 2022
Come on, guys. That’s supposed to be an easy play. A real gimme! With regular plays like this having gone haywire, it’s no wonder the Marlins shut out the Phillies 3-0.
MLB fans roasted the Phillies for botching this very basic grounder
Keith was so real for that Philly comment https://t.co/FTB6WOOE1X
— Quigley Quagmire (@LeftyQuigley) August 11, 2022
#KeithWasRight https://t.co/4h7NeWoFQ3
— Julian (@nbalawson) August 11, 2022
The Phillies defense: the gift that keeps on giving https://t.co/mNLL5beMmD
— Nic 👑💩 (@DonnyCartier) August 11, 2022
Keith Hernandez is somewhere in NYC smiling… https://t.co/coOA3LvTvH
— Eric Diaz (@TheDudeDiaz) August 11, 2022
This is why @keithhernandez doesn't want to do the Phillies games. https://t.co/N8wnveTZc5
— Griffin Haas (@Griffin__Haas) August 11, 2022
https://t.co/LI2jzyYgsX pic.twitter.com/MOjhsD1lKr
— Dan Scalley (@danscal13) August 11, 2022
THIS IS PHILLIES BASEBALL https://t.co/r3IKGvGjHh
— Brightened (@Brightened__) August 11, 2022
How the turn tables https://t.co/x0vJr0bspV
— Mets Are Complete SZN (73-39) (@AraHossain93) August 11, 2022
They’re Fightin alright … for their lives https://t.co/ByCORpKLzq
— NICK (@nickgrodo) August 11, 2022
How does this team have the 6th best record in MLB? https://t.co/CZlfUb1AD3
— ⓘ (@masoncarey40) August 11, 2022