Why Phillies pulled Andrew Painter after 69 pitches in quality start vs. Reds
Andrew Painter had a quality start on Monday. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)
PHILADELPHIA — Phillies rookie Andrew Painter retired JJ Bleday on an 88 mph slider, inducing a hard-hit grounder to Alec Bohm at first base to end the top of the sixth inning. For the first time in his young major-league career, the right-hander completed six full frames. And with Painter only at 69 pitches on the night, it seemed like he might have had more left in the tank.But after Bohm hit a go-ahead home ru