A’s drop one to Phillies 9-1
Bullpen crashes and burns for A’s in Philly.
Athletics pitcher Luis Severino gave up just one run in the loss to the Phillies. | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images The Athletics were back in the City of Brotherly Love today to start a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizen Bank Park. Luis Severino took the mound for the A’s this afternoon against Cristopher Sánchez for Philadelphia.
Severino worked his way in and out of trouble in the first two innings but escaped both without giving up a run. But the leadoff hitter in the third, Bryce Harper, homered for the eighth time this season to give Philadelphia a 1-0 lead. Headed into the bottom of the fifth, Sánchez has held the A’s to one hit, no walks and has logged five K’s.
Scott Barlow replaced Luis Severino in the bottom of the sixth. Severino’s final line was 5. 0 innings, one earned run on seven hits and two walks.
He struck out three. In the top of the seventh, Thomas and Gelof led off with back-to-back base hits. But with two outs, Darell Hernaiz struck out swinging to end the threat.