Two out of three ain’t bad. Especially when the rubber match gives us a fantastic outing from Jake Arrieta.

Arrieta went eight innings and gave up two runs off six hits with three strikeouts and two walks as Adam Morgan and Hector Neris were able to just do enough to finish the job in a 3-2 Phillies win. This was the Arrieta people have waited to see. He stayed in the game into the ninth before getting into some trouble. Gabe Kapler explained why he kept Arrieta in the game in perfect Gabe Kapler fashion:

The Phils got on the board early in the bottom of the second with a Maikel Franco sac fly. In the fifth, Scott Kingery continued his hot-streak and hit a solo homer to center. Cesar Hernandez hit a solo shot of his own the following inning.

Arrieta has pitched seven or more innings in three consecutive starts. He’s one of two pitchers to do that this season, joining Mike Minor of the Rangers. Speaking of him…

I’ll take that. There’s some uncertainty with the pitching staff now with Nick Pivetta being optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Jerad Eickhoff, who pitched well on Tuesday, will start in Pivetta’s place on Saturday against the Rockies.

And speaking of the Rockies, the Phils start their four-game series out in Colorado tonight at 8:40 PM on NBC Sports Philadelphia+. Zach Eflin will get the start against Kyle Freeland.

The Roundup:


Game 3 between the Sixers and the Nets is tonight at the Barclays Center. Tip-off is at 8 PM on NBC Sports Philadelphia and TNT.

Expect a little more chippiness after Joel Embiid’s game two elbow against Jarrett Allen. The Nets weren’t happy with Embiid or Ben Simmons’ comments and chuckling at their postgame press conference Monday night. The intensity should escalate tonight.

A kind of sort of developing storyline is Chris Sheridan’s article on the Sixers and Brett Brown. Sixers VP of Communications Dave Sholler called it a “steaming pile of trash” and Sheridan promised more later. Which he did on a different website for some reason.

Also, the team tried to lure Warriors GM Bob Myers away last season.


The Eagles’ 2019 regular season schedule is out. Five of their games are in primetime (three on Sunday and one each on Monday and Thursday night), and four straight against the division to end the season. They also play three straight away games in October.


Online sports betting in Pennsylvania was thought to have been scheduled to launch before July. Well potential good news, that could be only three weeks away.


In other sports news, prosecutors wanted to release the Robert Kraft video but a judge has put a temporary halt on that.

Boston, Houston, and Milwaukee won their games to take 2-0 series leads.

Boston and Dallas tied their NHL series at two games each, while Mikko Rantanen scored the overtime winner to take a 3-1 series lead against Calgary, the top team in the Western Conference.

The AAF has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.


In the news, two people were shot in a home invasion in Parkside.

The Mueller Report will be released today.