Your Wednesday Morning Roundup
First, the good part about the Phillies:
And Nick Pivetta looked good after an awful first inning. He gave up two home runs to Paul Goldschmidt and Marcell Ozuna in the first four at-bats to put the Phillies in a 3-0 hole before they came up to bat for the first time. But Pivetta then gave up one hit to the next 17 batters and struck out six in five total innings of work. The bullpen also gave up one more hit in four innings of work.
The bats were good as well, with Bryce Harper driving in two runs on a double in the third, and Cesar Hernandez continuing his hot streak with a two-run homer the following inning.
Aaron Nola takes the mound tonight against Génesis Cabrera, who’s making his MLB debut. First pitch is at 7:05 PM on NBC Sports Philadelphia.
Now to the bad stuff:
Odubel Herrera was arrested Monday night in Atlantic City and charged with domestic violence. He’s on administrative leave, per MLB. Both Matt Klentak and Gabe Kapler discussed the incident prior to Tuesday’s game. Andrew McCutchen started at center field last night, but Scott Kingery could get more time at the position while Herrera sits out for who knows how long.
The Roundup:
The Eagles continued OTAs yesterday at NovaCare. Jim Schwartz discussed using players at multiple positions on the defensive side. Mike Groh noted that the players are excited about DeSean Jackson and what he brings on and off the field.
They didn’t have Mile Sanders on the field last week as well as yesterday:
Eagles’ rookie RB Miles Sanders has missed OTA time with a strained hamstring but the injury is not considered serious and he could return to action as early as today.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 29, 2019
Former Eagle Chris Long is bothered by some of the headlines about his marijuana comments.
SugarHouse Sportsbook began testing for online sports betting yesterday. That’s huge.
There’s also a brand new episode of It’s Always Soccer In Philadelphia available.
In other sports news, Derek Dietrich homered three times as the Reds beat the Pirates 11-6.
*Stephen A. Smith voice* “DA LAKERS STINK!”
Nick Foles is missing Jaguars OTAs for personal reasons, while Giants head coach Pat Shurmur had an interesting way to discuss Eli Manning and Daniel Jones.
Let’s not remember Bill Buckner for one error.
Which Boston sports team would you choose if you were forced to cheer for one of them? Or death.
In the news, a tornado touched down in Morgantown in Berks County.
