PHILADELPHIA — The moment for the Phillies to strike came in the bottom of the eighth inning on Friday night. Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos and J.T. Realmuto all knocked in singles to load the bases for Kyle Schwarber with no outs. But Schwarber struck out, and it seemed like an all-too-familiar pattern was about to set in. Until the next at-bat.
Alec Bohm came up with another clutch hit, crushing a four-seam fastball to right field that scored both Harper and Castellanos. And then, in the at-bat after that, Johan Camargo followed Bohm with a hard-hit single of his own, driving in Realmuto to give the Phillies a 4-2 lead.
The Phillies have struggled to capitalize with runners in scoring position throughout their first 13 games of the season, so Friday’s 4-2 win over the Brewers, which was won by them doing that exactly that, felt like somewhat of a breakthrough. They are now 6-8 on the season. Here are a few observations from Friday night’s win.
