Romano falls on 3-run, inside-the-park walk-off HR
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As they slide into the second half of a make-or-break season, the Phillies face a disturbing question: Who’s hurting them more, injured slugger Bryce Harper or eccentric closer Jordan Romano? It’s irrelevant,
This ballpark is hell for the Phillies, but this was a fresh nightmare. They lost in one of the craziest endings to a game in club history.
With one away and two men on base, reliever Jordan Romano surrendered a blast to centerfield that took a ridiculous bounce off the wall and allowed all three runners to score for a walk-off inside-the-park home run, the first of its kind in over 100 years:
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Yardbarker on MSNShould Phillies seriously consider releasing reliever Jordan Romano?The Philadelphia Phillies suffered arguably their worst loss of the season on Tuesday, falling to the Giants, 4-3, in San Francisco.
After giving up a wild walk-off inside-the-park home run, Philadelphia Phillies reliever Jordan Romano has an historically-high ERA.
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The Philadelphia Phillies could replace Jordan Romano with one of baseball’s top relievers by trading pitching prospect Mick Abel.
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NBC Sports Philadelphia on MSNPhillies try to shake Oracle Park curse after wild loss to GiantsThe stunned looks were nowhere to be found, nor drooping heads or sulking attitudes. The Phillies entered the clubhouse at Oracle Park yesterday morning merely 12 hours after one of the most unbelievable losses in recent memory and were doing what you have to do in baseball – move onto the next game.
Romano was able to clean up that mess, but he made one of his own in the ninth and couldn't escape it. Patrick Bailey knocked an inside-the-park home run after Romano allowed a double to Casey Schmitt and a single to Wilmer Flores.
For those Philadelphia Phillies fans who didn't stay up late last night, history wasn't witnessed. Unfortunately, it was the Phillies who were on the wrong side
Harper homered in the fourth and had three doubles, ending his extra-base hit drought since returning from the injured list on June 30.
According to Phillies manager Rob Thomson, Kerkering is “available” for upcoming games, offering a positive update for the team. Thomson indicated that the soreness was minor, although details on the exact cause were not disclosed, as reported by Lochlahn March of the Philadelphia Inquirer.