Phillies 2, Red Sox 1: Brayan Bello’s bounce back squandered by bleak bats

**Three Studs**

**Brayan Bello:**6.1 innings of one run ball out of the bulk role. A huge step in the right direction. **Wilyer Abreu:**Went just 1-4, but looked good defensively again, and came within a few feet of having one of the best at bats of the whole season. **Zack Kelly:** Threw up a scoreless top of the ninth and gave the bats one last chance when they were starting to show signs of waking up.

**Three Duds**

**Jarren Duran:**0-4 from the top of the lineup with two strikeouts. He’s hitting .189 on the season. **Jovani Moran:**Started the game to face the lefties at the top of the Phillies lineup before Bello came in for the bulk role and gave up a solo blast to Kyle Schwarber. **Caleb Durbin:** But more specifically, the decision not to have Caleb Durbin bunt when he came up in the eighth inning. We know Durbin’s in there for his glove, and when Carlos Narvaez led off the top of the eighth with a single, it was the perfect opportunity to move him over to second with the top of the lineup coming up. Instead, Durbin flew out to center field as part of his 0-3 night at the plate.

**Bonus Dud**

**The NESN cameraman:**Below we’re going to see the play of the game we’ve referenced a few times already, and the camera angle here is going to make it look like we’re watching the space shuttle take off instead of a warning track fly ball to end an eight pitch Wilyer Abreu at bat.

**Play of the game:**

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