Phillies Drop 8-3 to Rangers, Head to Nationals

0:00On March 29th, the Phillies dropped an 8-3 decision to the Rangers on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park, capping a tough series. Starter J.S. Wazzardo took the L, after giving up six runs over six innings, his worst outing since late July against Boston. That included a three-run blast from Andrew McCutchen in the fourth that put Texas ahead big. In March 2nd straight day, the Phills' bats went quite early, no hit through five full innings this time by Rangers-Hurler McKenzie Gore. Saturday, they managed just one hit through eight and two-thirds before a late rally fell short in extras. Fans weren't shy about their frustration, booing Bryce Harper after he whiffed with the bases loaded in the sixth. Defensively, it was sloppy too. Otto Cam bashed a couple and left, and Adalus Garcia lost one in the sun and right, letting a run cross the plate. The Phillies finally scratched out three runs late, with Boom plunked to bring one home, and Garcia sacked fly adding another, but it wasn't nearly.

1:00Enough to climb out of the hole. Lizzardo looked heated on the mound, even yelling sorry to a fan after McCutchen's homer. Now they pivot to a three-game set with the National Starting Monday night, hoping to shake off this offensive funk and tighten up the gloves before. Things spiral further. Stay tuned with MLB News Today, AI-powered updates.