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Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Schwarber
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Rodon left in the sixth with a one-run lead and Loaisiga, Weaver, Hill and Williams finished off the Phillies from there.
Wheeler had an uncharacteristic start as he allowed four runs in the second inning, and despite hitting three homers, the Phillies produced just five hits in Sunday’s 4-3 loss.
They entered play on Sunday afternoon with the second-worst bullpen ERA going all the way back to May 30 (5.53). In that span, no other team has been giving up more home runs in relief (1.7 per nine innings) and Yankees relievers have the highest FIP in baseball (5.18) as well.
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Phillies third baseman Edmundo Sosa left Saturday’s win over the Yankees following a collision with outfielder Brandon Marsh while catching a popup. According to the team, Sosa suffered a back contusion and will be evaluated further.