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Phillies 3, Giants 2 | Phillies 6, Giants 5 F/10
Kyle Schwarber dropped down to a knee and brought every Giants fan with him.
With two outs and two strikes in the ninth, the Phillies’ burly slugger somehow pulled a shin-high splitter into right for a game-tying double. An inning later the Phillies spilled onto the field for their second dogpile of the day.
The Giants were walked off twice Thursday, a feat they hadn’t experienced in 70 years. It was the kind of baseball nightmare you feared when Buster Posey’s front office decided it didn’t need to improve the bullpen. The worst part? They’ve mostly been right. The bullpen has been great.
What hasn’t been is the offense. The baserunning. The decision-making. The stuff that fills the razor-thin margin between winning and losing.
Why didn’t Ryan Walker throw over to first before giving up a game-tying triple?
Why didn’t Tony Vitello pitch around Schwarber with two bases open?
Why didn’t Hector Borg wave home Drew Gilbert to score the go-ahead run?
Because, through 31 games, the Giants have shown that they are not a very good baseball team. Sometimes the answer is simple, and it might even bring you to your knees.
Up next: The Giants head to their once-future home in Tampa Bay to face Shane McClanahan and the (Robbie) Rays. First pitch at 4:10 p.m.