Daily News | Julio Urías shuts down Phillies bats as Dodgers win, 4-1
Just under a week ago, the Phillies faced Dodgers starter Julio Urías and put up eight hits and five earned runs against him. On Friday, they only managed to get two hits off the lefty, and only seven hits and one earned run against the Dodgers overall, in a 4-1 loss.
“He didn’t make mistakes up in the zone like he did last week,” manager Joe Girardi said of Urías. “Really, that’s probably about the only game he had done it all year long. I thought he used all of his pitches effectively, he elevated when he needed to, and we weren’t able to do much on him.”on Friday, but Harper shouldn’t be carrying an offense of this caliber, anyway. Which leaves the Phillies, after another loss, searching for answers yet again.
over his last 15 games. He said after the game that he hasn’t felt right timing-wise this season and had been playing around with his mechanics as a result. He had a leg kick in Los Angeles, took the leg kick away during the Padres series, and reverted back to his leg kick in his last at-bat on Friday.
“After the way we hit in L.A., it’s tough to turn around kind of throw up a dud so far this week,” Realmuto said. “This offense is built to score runs, and we’re not doing that the last few games. We have too many guys struggling at the same time. Once we get Harp back in the lineup that should help, and the rest of us start clicking, we’re going to be fun to watch. It’s just right now we’re struggling a little bit.
“I think opponents attack an individual the way they’re going to affect the individual,” Girardi said. “But there are times where there might be a situation, second and third, Harper’s on deck, you can’t afford to walk the guy. Then it can become a little bit different, in a sense. But they have a game plan, and they’re going to go after hitters the way the game presents itself.