World Series Lance Mccullers Jr. Of The Astros Allows Five Phillies Home Runs Rejects The Idea Of Flipping Pitches

McCullers’ problems started out of the gate. Bryce Harper (two-run shot), Alec Bohm and Brandon Marsh each hit home runs in the first two innings to give Philadelphia a 4-0 lead and then make the Phillies the first team ever to hit three home runs run in the first two frames of a World Series game. McCullers would settle down briefly after the second inning. He retired eight straight batters leading into the fifth. That’s when he ran into more trouble. McCullers, who, for whatever reason, was allowed to face the lineup for the third time, gave up a single to Marsh and then drove in back-to-back home runs to Kyle Schwarber and Rhys Hoskins, putting the Phillies up 7-0. . It’s worth noting that Harper raised eyebrows after his first-inning home run, when he appeared on the Fox show first calling and then delivering a message to Bohm, then waiting his turn at the plate in the on-deck circle. It’s unclear exactly what Harper said to Bohm, or if it even referred to McCullers — let alone if he was setting his pitches or using a predictable pattern. Still, Bohm played coy when asked by Ken Rosenthal about Harper’s comments to him later in the game. He made it clear that this conversation would stay between them. After the game, both McCullers and manager Dusty Baker dismissed the idea that the starter was running pitches. “This has nothing to do with the tip,” McCullers told reporters, including MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart. “They obviously had a good game against me and executed better than me.” “I got screamed at,” he added. Baker, meanwhile, said the team saw no reason to believe McCullers tipped. “Sometimes, they just hit you,” he said, according to USA Today’s Gabe Lacques. Whatever Harper said or didn’t say, and whatever the Phillies noticed about McCullers’ delivery, they launched more home runs against him Tuesday than the four he allowed in 47 2/3 regular-season innings.

title: “World Series Lance Mccullers Jr. Of The Astros Allows Five Phillies Home Runs Rejects The Idea Of Flipping Pitches " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-07” author: “Bryan Hanrahan”

McCullers’ problems started out of the gate. Bryce Harper (two-run shot), Alec Bohm and Brandon Marsh each hit home runs in the first two innings to give Philadelphia a 4-0 lead and then make the Phillies the first team ever to hit three home runs run in the first two frames of a World Series game. McCullers would settle down briefly after the second inning. He retired eight straight batters leading into the fifth. That’s when he ran into more trouble. McCullers, who, for whatever reason, was allowed to face the lineup for the third time, gave up a single to Marsh and then drove in back-to-back home runs to Kyle Schwarber and Rhys Hoskins, putting the Phillies up 7-0. . It’s worth noting that Harper raised eyebrows after his first-inning home run, when he appeared on the Fox show first calling and then delivering a message to Bohm, then waiting his turn at the plate in the on-deck circle. It’s unclear exactly what Harper said to Bohm, or if it even referred to McCullers — let alone if he was setting his pitches or using a predictable pattern. Still, Bohm played coy when asked by Ken Rosenthal about Harper’s comments to him later in the game. He made it clear that this conversation would stay between them. After the game, both McCullers and manager Dusty Baker dismissed the idea that the starter was running pitches. “This has nothing to do with the tip,” McCullers told reporters, including MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart. “They obviously had a good game against me and executed better than me.” “I got screamed at,” he added. Baker, meanwhile, said the team saw no reason to believe McCullers tipped. “Sometimes, they just hit you,” he said, according to USA Today’s Gabe Lacques. Whatever Harper said or didn’t say, and whatever the Phillies noticed about McCullers’ delivery, they launched more home runs against him Tuesday than the four he allowed in 47 2/3 regular-season innings.