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Klein has ‘OK’ outing in spot start for Phillies
- Updated: August 4, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — It may feel as though Phil Klein spent less time on the Phillies roster than he did on the mound in Wednesday’s 5-4 walk-off win over the Giants.
It took the slow-paced Klein more than an hour and a half of game time to finish an unremarkable five innings on 90 pitches, eight of which the Giants connected with for hits. Of course, the game progressed for another seven innings for a season-long 12-inning, four-hour affair. Klein also walked one and allowed four to come around to score.
“He did OK,” manager Pete Mackanin said. “He showed some good breaking stuff. He didn’t have great command, but he held them down and battled his way through it.”
The Phillies optioned Klein back to Triple-A Lehigh Valley following his start, almost certainly clearing way for the organization’s top pitching prospect, Jake Thompson, to make his Major League debut in Los Angeles.
Mackanin was noncommital, but he didn’t shy away from hinting …
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