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Close doesn’t count: Phillies’ bats are too quiet for too long in their Game 5 loss

They had chances. They could have won the game. But in the World Series, finishing the job is all that matters, and the Phillies did not do it.

Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm misses the ball on a big swing in the eighth inning of Game 5. Bohm struck out once.
Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm misses the ball on a big swing in the eighth inning of Game 5. Bohm struck out once.Read moreHeather Khalifa / Staff Photographer