The streaks are no more.
The Philadelphia Phillies’ pursuit of their eighth-straight win fell woefully short as they dropped game two of the four game stint against the Cincinnati Reds 8-1 on Tuesday night.
Stellar defense that had been a pillar of their week-long string of victories was absent from the night’s proceedings. Early mistakes in the field doomed Cristopher Sanchez from the jump, as his 3.0 IP was the shortest outing of any Phillies’ starter so far this season.
Reds’ starter, Andrew Abbott, was adequate but certainly not overpowering, but the offense could not cash in on any of their opportunities, of which there were many as evidenced by their nine runners left on base.