Phillies manager Rob Thomson said there were some “questionable calls,” but also acknowledged that Harper is frustrated with his lack of production. He has just 3 home runs this season in 43 games.
“I understand,” Thomson said. “He wants to perform and he wants to win. So I get it.”
But it’s team-wide too. Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 20 home runs. No one else has more than 8.
So the Phillies have to rely on their pitching, along with some help from the other team, such as the Mets.
There was center fielder Brandon Nimmo dropping Schwarber’s pop fly into shallow center field to start the first inning. He eventually scored on Harper’s single. Bryson Stott’s sacrifice fly scored another.
It got even more comical in the sixth. The Phillies had runners on first and third with one out when Brandon Marsh hit a fly ball into shallow left. Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and left fielder Tommy Pham both stopped and the ball fell in between them.
