The rainout of Game 3 left Rob Thomson with a big opportunity. Now, the Phillies need to capitalize, writes ByDavidMurphy. WorldSeries
pitching staff that has been increasingly running on fumes. On a night when they were set to send Thor out to the mound, they instead got a gift from the heavens. A big one.Phillies, Astros rained out Monday; Game 3 set for Tuesday and Game 5 pushed to Thursday
Will any of it matter? Who knows. But they’ll take it. Even before Thomson and Phillies president Dave Dombrowski got the final word from Major League Baseball, they’d discussed the changes that such a postponement would allow them to make. Equally as big was the opportunity to move Nola from Game 5 to Game 4. While the veteran righthander has struggled in his last two starts, he is the kind of starter who can win a game on his own. And he will now be available for a potential Game 7 on three days rest instead of two. Nothing will be easy against an Astros lineup that has swung the bat extremely well in the first two games of this best-of-seven World Series. But the Phillies are in better position now than they were.
There’s another bonus, too. With Syndergaard starting Game 5, the Phillies will now be able to manage that bullpen-intensive game with the knowledge that they have the following day off. The decision by MLB to keep a travel day between Games 5 and 6 was the big wild card that broke in the Phillies’ favor.
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