Location troubles come back to sting Morgan

PHILADELPHIA — Adam Morgan had a tough time locating pitches in Sunday’s 9-4 loss to the Reds. It caught up to him in the fourth inning.

Morgan, making his fourth start of the season, came unraveled in a 39-pitch frame which featured five Cincinnati runs. The first run of the inning came when the lefty walked opposing pitcher Dan Straily on four pitches with the bases loaded. The last three came when Eugenio Suarez crushed a 3-2 changeup for a three-run homer.

It would be the last pitch of Morgan’s outing, the most trouble-filled of his short career. The second-year Major Leaguer allowed a total of seven runs in 3 2/3 innings. He gave up eight hits, including four in the Reds’ two-run second inning and walked another three batters as 41 of his 87 pitches missed the strike zone.

“Right from the gate, I felt like I was searching for the rhythm and the tempo and it was just one of those days where the command wasn’t there,” …

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