Breaking ball and a call. Strike three. Third strike out for Zach. He's going to just watch it go. A grand slam for Bryson Stott.

And there's a high fly ball. Deep right field. Huffer watches it fly.

From W.HYY and Billy Penn, this is your Friday edition of Hittin Season, a Philadelphia Phillies podcast.

I'm Justin Clue and I write for baseball prospectus.

My co-host, Liz Rocher of Yahoo Sports, is away this week.

Today I'll be talking to New York Mets experts, Jarrett Seidler and Jeff Paternostro of

baseball prospectus to get a little outside perspective on those things the Mets and their fans do.

I'll also talk with Gene Fruth, a sports photographer, author, and co-founder of grassroots

baseball as well as the keynote speaker at the 2024 Women in Baseball Conference,

presented by the Society for American Baseball Research and the International Women's Baseball

Center, starting this Friday, September 20th.

But first, how about those Philadelphia Phillies?

By which I mean, how about them wasting a nearly perfect aeronola start in the final game of a three-game

set with Milwaukee,

and then having the gall to start Taiwan Walker in New York. Two consecutive losses for the

Philadelphia Phillies unheard of. They are still tied for the top seed in the National League with

the Dodgers, but when all you need is one more win to lock in your playoff spot.

Every loss feels like a million losses.

I know.

I'm not trying to be overdramatic, but I think everybody's ready to just see them win.

Just win a game.

Just win the game you need to win.

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