The bad juju was all over the place. The losing streak, the recent uptick in striking out, the lack of vaccinations, all of it case a shroud of inevitability over the Phillies coming into this game.
Then they had to see Sandy Alcantara.
A game that most people chalked up as a loss before a pitch had even been thrown turned into a tense victory that snapped a four game losing streak for the Phillies. It wasn’t the prettiest of wins, but it sure counts just the same in the win column.
Alcantara started the game throwing seven pitches in the first inning, all strikes, all getting them out in order.