Game Wrap 5/4/2024: Phillies 14 Giants 3

 The game was even uglier than the score starting with a rain delay that should have been extended and a probably related knee injury to Tom Murphy C who was starting in place of Patrick Bailey C who went on the concussion IL earlier in the day.  Key Lines:

Thairo Estrada 2B- 3 for 5.  BA= .254.  Estrada is hitting .333 over his last 7 games.

Wilmer Flores 1B- 1 for 5, HR(1).  BA= .234.  Wilmer is hitting .316 over his last 7 games.

Blake Sabol C- 2 for 3.  BA= .667.  Sabol who flew all night to get to Philly in case Bailey went on the IL was pressed into action in the second inning when Murphy felt a pop in his left knee while trying to block a wild pitch by reliever Mitch White RHP.  Murphy limped to the dugout and angrily threw down his mitt.  At the time the rain was pouring down and soaking everything.  When asked after the game if weather was a factor in the injury he said it was.  More on him and the Giants catching situation later.

Keaton Winn RHP- 0.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 4.41.  Whether it was the weather or the delay or just time to for a bad game, Winn couldn't locate his pitches and paid the price.  He didn't get out of the first inning.  

Mitch White RHP- 2.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 7.63.  White's appearance was just as ugly as Winn's but by the time he entered the game it was pouring rain so we'll give him a mulligan on this one.

Randy Rodriguez RHP- 2.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K.  ERA= 3.86.   RandyRod was electric, hitting 100 MPH and recording his first MLB K against Bryce Harper.  His 6'th inning was marred by a catcher interference error on Blake Sabol who is well known for those and another error by Matt Chapman 3B leading to 3 unearned runs.

Tyler Fitzgerald was brought in to mop up in the 8'th inning and worked a 1, 2, 3 inning.

The Loss dropped the Giants to 6.5 games behind the NL West leading Dodgers and 2 games behind the second place Padres.

Logan Webb RHP hopes for better weather and tries to get the Giants back on the winning track tonight facing Taijuan Walker RHP.

We don't know for sure how serious Murphy's injury is but the man has experience with injuries and didn't sound optimistic.  Word is Jackson Reetz will be the call up.  He must be added to the 40-man roster so there will have to be a corresponding move.  The only catching free agent still listed on MLBTR is 37 yo Manny Pina.  I guess it's too early to start the Onil Perez Era?