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Phillies Pitching Crisis Deepens | Philadelphia Phillies News
The Phillies took a brutal beating yesterday, as lefty relievers Tanner Banks and José Alvarado each surrendered four runs—pushing their ERAs into the 7.00 range. Cincinnati crushed Banks in the fourth with three straight homers, part of a four-homer inning that exposed the team’s lack of depth in starting pitching and lefty relief. It’s now their ninth straight loss when their fifth starter takes the mound. With Kyle Backhus optioned, Tim Mayza is the lone reliable lefty in the bullpen, pitching scoreless in the eighth to keep his ERA at 2.81—but one arm won’t cut it. Despite drawing walks…
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