APRIL 10, 2022•MCALL.COM
Pitcher Zach Eflin looks strong in his return from injury, but Phillies can't complete sweep of the woeful Oakland A'sPhiladelphia Phillies starter Zach Eflin was solid over 68 pitches and four shutout innings in his first start since July 16.
Phillies Drop Final Game of Series to Athletics, 4-1The Philadelphia Phillies’ offense struggled to get anything going on Sunday, losing 4-1 to the Oakland Athletics.
APRIL 10, 2022•STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
McKinney goes deep, A's avert sweep in 4-1 win over Phillies
Billy McKinney homered and Daulton Jefferies and four relievers combined on a three-hitter to lead the Oakland Athletics past the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1APRIL 10, 2022•ASSOCIATED PRESS
A.J. Puk - Scoreless frame in season debutPuk fired a scoreless seventh inning in a loss to the Phillies on Saturday, allowing a walk and recording two strikeouts.
ImpactPuk threw 20 pitches during his one frame, so he labored a bit while getting just 11 of 20 pitches into the strike zone. However, the left-hander escaped unscathed, certainly a welcome start to his season after a spring in which he produced a 6.52 ERA across six appearances. Puk will likely continue to draw mostly low-leverage assignments until and unless he can prove trustworthy over an extended period.
APRIL 10, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Stephen Piscotty - Raps out pair of hits SaturdayPiscotty went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in a loss to the Phillies on Saturday.
ImpactThe veteran outfielder has been on base thrice over the first two games of the season, getting aboard courtesy of a hit-by-pitch Friday before Saturday's pair of singles. Piscotty's ability to log consecutive starts to open the campaign offers further corroboration the shoulder issues that plagued him to open spring training are behind him.
APRIL 10, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Jed Lowrie - Multi-hit effort SaturdayLowrie logged his first start of the season in Saturday's loss to the Phillies and went 2-for-4 with an RBI single.
ImpactThe veteran slotted into the designated hitter role in his first start of the season after going without a hit in a pinch-hit at-bat Friday. Lowrie was listed as the primary first baseman on the initial iteration of the regular-season depth chart, but he's yet to log any time there and was not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Phillies, either.
APRIL 10, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Ryan Sherriff - Still not throwingSherriff, who was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left shoulder strain, has yet to resume throwing but is feeling "much better," Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inq...
ImpactThe team didn't seem particularly concerned about Sherriff's injury when it surfaced in early April. However, the fact that he has yet to begin throwing means he likely won't return until late in the opening month of the season, if not later.
APRIL 10, 2022•ROTOWIRE
