Bluebird Banter May 9, 2023
Jays Lose to Phillies
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/ Blue Jays 4 Phillies 8 Until the bottom of the eighth, it looked like we had a chance. Trent Thornton, who got the last out of the sixth and then struck out the side in the seventh, ran out of gas in the eighth. In the eighth, he gave up a walk (one ball was on a ‘pitch clock’ violation. Trent didn’t throw his last warmup pitch in time, apparently), single and walk to start the inning. That ended his night. Erik Swanson came in and gave up a 2-run double. Another run scored on a ground ball to second, with Espinal throwing to the plate...
