The Phillies' rotation is in a precarious place more than a week before Memorial Day.
"Looked like he was trying to find his changeup," manager Rob Thomson said."I don't know if fatigue set in in that second inning, but he left the ball up and over the plate and couldn't find his changeup. They weren't biting on it anyway. Then his pitch count got so high and coming off of injury, I couldn't send him back out.
The Phils currently have no fifth starter after optioning Bailey Falter to Triple A. They have to be concerned about the hittability and lack of command from Walker, who has a 6.53 ERA with his highest walk rate in a decade after signing a four-year, $72 million contract. "It is frustrating because every time I get on the mound, I expect to go deep into games. You've got to turn the page. Today was a bad day for me and next time, I'll be better."
No decision has been made yet about the No. 5 starter for Sunday or moving forward. Thomson said there could be news Saturday. The Phillies used Connor Brogdon as an opener in front of Falter on Monday and it did not work, with Brogdon throwing 28 pitches and recording only two outs, then Falter allowing six unearned runs in relief.
It goes without saying that the Phils cannot afford any injuries in the short- or long-term to Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler, who rank second and fourth in the majors in innings pitched since 2018. This is a precarious place to be rotationally more than a week before Memorial Day.The Phillies were also held to one or no runs for the ninth time already, representing more than one-fifth of their games this season.
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