Prior to tonight’s game, Joe Ross is back from his rehab assignment at Leigh Valley IronPigs. The Philadelphia Phillies sent down Seth Johnson to the Leigh Valley IronPigs to make room on the 26-man roster list. The Phillies have won two straight games and have won four of their last six games. In that six-game stretch, they’re averaging 5.7 runs per game while allowing 3.8 runs per game.
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Joe Ross
Ross this season in 31 games for the Phillies is 2-1 with a 5.28 ERA, a 5.14 FIP, a 1.51 WHIP, and 34 strikeouts in 44.1 innings. In two rehab appearances, he combined to go two innings, allowing just one hit. He walked one and struck out four.
Seth Johnson
Johnson this season is 1-1 in ten appearances. He posts a 4.26 ERA, a 4.45 FIP, a 1.18 WHIP, and 17 strikeouts in 12.2 innings. In 24 appearances at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, he went 2-4 with a 4.43 ERA, a 1.59 WHIP, and 53 strikeouts in 42.2 innings.
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Can the Phillies Keep Winning Games?
The Philadelphia Phillies need to try to keep winning games, especially since it’s August and the season is winding down. The Phillies hold a 1.5-game lead over the New York Mets for first place in the National League East. Those two teams have a meeting coming up at the end of the month that could see one of the two teams by then pull away in the division by then or keep it close for their other series in September. The pieces the Phillies added at the deadline are crucial for them on this stretch run. Jhoan Duran has taken the reins as the team’s closer, appearing in two games over the weekend and recording two saves without allowing a base runner. Harrison Bader hit his first home run for the Phillies last night as well. This will be a crucial month for the Phillies and their new pieces.
