PHILADELPHIA — Taijuan Walker stood on the top step of the dugout and waited. He had put a runner on first base with one out in the sixth inning of a scoreless game Sunday, and Domínguez bailed him out.
It was worth at least a handshake.
Really, though, this was nothing. Not when you consider how hard the bullpen worked in most of Walker’s previous starts. So, the Phillies were thrilled to get 16 outs from Walker — on three days’ rest, no less — and hand over a scoreless game to the relievers.