Blue Jays' winning road trip tainted by a troublesome series sweep at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies
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Add it up and it equated into an ugly three-game sweep by the Phillies, who won Sunday's series finale, 11-4, at Citizens Bank Park where the homeside outscored the visitors by a combined 22-6.
The following are three takeaways from a horrific loss that dropped the Jays' record to 38-33 as Toronto returns home after going 5-4 on the road, a stretch that saw Ernie Clement record 13 hits, a game that would also see Clement strikeout for the first time in two weeks when former teammate Jordan Romano rang him up to end the eighth inning
1. Wheeler and dealer
The Jays caught a break when Philly was in town for a three-game set by avoiding Zack Wheeler, the staff ace, because the veteran right-hander had been placed on the paternity list.
No such luck for the Blue Jays on Father's Day.
In the opening two games of the series, the Jays were vexed by two left-handers in Ranger Suarez, who held Toronto scoreless in seven innings, and Cristopher Sanchez, who gave up two runs in seven innings.
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