PHILADELPHIA — The vibes surrounding the Toronto Blue Jays were strong heading into Philadelphia for a three-game rematch against the Phillies.
The Blue Jays had taken two of three from the National League powerhouse at Rogers Centre before embarking on a three-city, nine-game road trip that began with a roaring start. Two wins over the Minnesota Twins were followed by a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals as the Blue Jays continued to alter the course of their season and build up a nice cushion in the win column, well above the .500 mark.
The baseball season can be a long roller-coaster ride, though, and those vibes can be dampened quickly. The Phillies underlined that by hammering the Blue Jays, 11-4, on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park to complete a convincing three-game sweep over the visitors.
The Phillies outscored the Blue Jays 22-6 during the series and the latest laser show came at the expense of right-hander Jose Berrios during a tough outing that profiled as his worst since Opening Day.
The Phillies jumped on Berrios to open the bottom of the first with Trea Turner driving an inside sinker down the third-base line for a leadoff double and then immediately scoring as Kyle Schwarber sent the next pitch into centre field for an RBI single.
Alec Bohm and Otto Kemp padded the lead in the third and fourth innings with RBI singles before Bohm launched a two-run homer in the fifth that pushed the score to 6-2. The drive, on a first pitch sinker from Berrios, travelled an estimated 433 feet and brought the 44,681 Father’s Day crowd to its feet.
Overall, Berrios allowed six runs on nine hits over 4.2 innings, walking one and striking out five. It was his shortest outing of the campaign and the most runs and hits he’d allowed since March 27 against the Orioles.
Nick Castellanos authored an exclamation point to the contest with a grand slam off Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson in the sixth inning.
Meanwhile, facing Phillies ace Zack Wheeler while trying to avoid a sweep is a tough ordeal for any ball club. The Blue Jays avoided the right-hander in Toronto when he missed his start due to the birth of his child, but weren’t as lucky this time.
Wheeler entered Sunday ranking fourth in MLB in opponents’ average (.186) and eighth in strikeouts (101), tallies that he added to with a strong performance on Sunday.
The Blue Jays got to him in the fifth when Andres Gimenez and Ernie Clement opened the frame with consecutive singles ahead of Alan Roden’s sacrifice fly to centre. Clement later scored on an error from Wheeler, but that was the extent of damage against the right-hander, who proceeded to strike out nine batters and lower his season ERA to 2.76.
The Blue Jays will have the chance to regroup during Monday’s off day before returning to Toronto for matchups with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox. The pursuit of good vibes continues.
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