Taijuan Walker has been a coin flip all season, but on Sunday afternoon against the Cubs, he delivered a strong outing allowing the Phillies to beat them 2-1. NBCSPhilly has the game recap.
He probably could have gone deeper but, since he’s not accustomed to pitching on short rest, Thomson had him on a limit of somewhere around 90 pitches. He threw 87.
Of course, if it was that easy, Walker wouldn’t have struggled as much as he has at times this season. “Honestly, I just wanted to attack the zone ,” he said. “My last outing, I didn’t attack the zone too much. Got behind a lot. This time I just wanted to fill it up. Just be more aggressive in the zone.”“I thought I was a little too hunched over and this time I was able to stand more tall, like I was previously, and to stay in line more,” he said. “Obviously, it sucks not to make it out of the first inning but I knew what it was and I was able to fix it in this game.
“He was really good,” Thomson said approvingly after the game. “Especially coming off his last outing in San Francisco. He had three walks but his strike-to-ball ratio was pretty good. I’m sure he wanted to perform and he did. Filled up the strike zone and did what he normally does.”
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