Phillies lose seventh straight, drop to 8-15 on the year and this team is officially unwatchable until further notice

The Phillies walked 10 batters on Tuesday night. They also hit two more which brought the total to 12 free baserunners they handed to the Chicago Cubs on a silver platter in a 7-4 loss at Wrigley Field.

That’s the most walks the Phillies have issued in a game since September 2022. The losing streak is at seven. 11 losses in the last 13 games. The record is 8-15 and the team ERA just swelled to 4.99 with only two teams worse in all of baseball.

I genuinely don’t know what else to say about this team that I haven’t already said. They are broken. Every single facet of this operation is failing at the same time and nobody in that clubhouse or that front office has any answers.

Embarrassing: Phillies Pitching Walking 10

One walk came with the bases loaded, giving the Cubs the first run of the game for free. Another extended the sixth inning and the Cubs followed with two runs to break a 1-1 tie. Another one loaded the bases and set the table for a two-run homer as Chicago pulled away with three in the seventh and just to put the cherry on top, Jose Alvarado wild-pitched in a run in the eighth before leaving the game with back spasms.

Orion Kerkering came in with two outs and runners on second and third in the fifth and walked Dansby Swanson to load the bases. Then he got ahead 0-2 on pinch-hitter Moises Ballesteros and still walked him on a full count to give the Cubs their first run.

Thomson wanted JT Realmuto to challenge the pitch. He didn’t. Run scores. The story of this entire season is the Phillies finding new and creative ways to beat themselves and Tuesday night was the masterclass.

Tanner Banks gave up two singles and then walked Carson Kelly with two outs in the sixth to load the bases. Michael Busch followed with a two-run single to break the tie. Tim Mayza gave up two home runs in the seventh.

The bullpen allowed six runs total. The pitching staff collectively decided to throw the baseball everywhere except the strike zone and the Cubs happily accepted the gifts.

Phillies Offense is STILL dead

Four hits through eight innings. Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer in the eighth to make the score look slightly less pathetic but that was window dressing on a burning building. The Phillies have scored 14 runs during this seven-game losing streak.

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They are hitting .218 as a team, 28th in Major League Baseball. And here’s the number that should make every person in that organization lose sleep tonight. Zero for 26 with runners in scoring position over the last six games. Zero. For. Twenty-six.

That’s not a slump. That’s not bad luck. That’s a lineup that has completely forgotten how to do the most basic thing in baseball, which is get a hit when it matters.

This roster has Schwarber, Harper, Turner, Bohm, Garcia, and Crawford in it. There is no excuse for going 0-for-26 with runners in scoring position. None.

Shota Imanaga Beat the Phillies for the Second Time in a Week

Same pitcher. Twice in seven days. Imanaga gave up three hits and one run over seven innings Tuesday on a diet of mostly fastballs and splitters. He struck out just one and walked one. The guy didn’t even need to be dominant.

He just had to throw strikes and the Phillies couldn’t do anything with them. In two starts against the Phillies this week, Imanaga allowed six hits and two runs over 13 innings with 32 swings and misses. When Shota Imanaga is making your lineup look helpless twice in the same week, the problem is your lineup.

Luzardo Was Fine Until He Wasn’t. Again.

Jesus Luzardo pitched 4 2/3 innings of in-and-out-of-trouble baseball. He hit a batter and walked a season-high four. The defense bailed him out multiple times with gems from Harper at first, Marsh in center, and Bohm at third. But the walks caught up with him in the fifth and that was it. Same story we’ve seen from Luzardo all year. Good stuff, competitive early, then the command disappears and the damage follows.

Wednesday Is Going to Be a Disaster

The Phillies have gotten 13 innings from their starting pitchers in the last three games. Wednesday is a bullpen game with Kyle Backhus starting and Taijuan Walker expected to handle the bulk of the relief work. Kyle Backhus and Taijuan Walker. That’s the plan. If you’re looking for a reason to watch Wednesday night, I can’t give you one.

The Phillies are 8-15. Seven straight losses. An offense that can’t hit. A pitching staff that can’t throw strikes. A bullpen that can’t hold leads. And now a bullpen game with their two worst pitchers handling the workload. The only saving grace is that Zack Wheeler comes back Saturday.

Until then, buckle up. It’s going to get worse before it gets better.

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