Former All-Star closer Romano getting rocked in 1st season with Phillies

Romano’s meltdown in 9th inning nearly costs Phillies a win

PHILADELPHIA — Jordan Romano says his right arm felt the best it had in a long time — the two-time All-Star closer even hit 99.8 mph on a four-seam fastball. The Marlins just hit him — rocked him, actually — much, much harder. The Phillies’ eight-inning rout turned close in the ninth once Romano was summoned to close out an 11-4 lead. Dane Myers instead hit a three-run homer, Graham Pauley added an RBI double and Liam Hicks added a two-run shot …

Phillies Notebook: ‘Crushed’ Jordan Romano at a loss after 6-run outing

PHILADELPHIA — Even among the elites in sports, sometimes, when you least expect it, when everything feels right … you just flat-out flop. Jordan Romano might feel like he’s had a few fall-on-your-face kind of outings since he joined the Phillies as a free agent with the expectation that the two-time All-Star reliever would shore up the back end of the Phillies’ bullpen. Romano started slow. He had a 9.00 ERA coming into play Saturday at Citizen…

Former Blue Jays closer Romano getting rocked in first season with Phillies

PHILADELPHIA -- Jordan Romano says his right arm felt the best it had in a long time -- the two-time All-Star closer even hit 99.8 mph on a four-seam fastball.

Former All-Star closer Romano getting rocked in 1st season with Phillies

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