This time, manager RobThomson opted to use an opener, Tanner Banks, while having long relievers who have struggled in the rotation like Taijuan Walker and Kolby Allard available in relief.
It is what it is, and we gotta figure it out.” With exactly three weeks remaining on this season’s schedule, Phillies manager RobThomson is trying to figure it out. The Phillies haven’t ...
He promptly lost his next six decisions, including a 10-0 humiliation to the Houston Astros on Aug. 28 that would subsequently culminate with manager RobThomson moving Walker to the bullpen.