PHILADELPHIA — Looking for any kind of jolt for a slumping offense, the Philadelphia Phillies benched All-Star third baseman Alec Bohm for Game 2 of the NL Division Series.
Bohm is healthy but in a funk after an 0-for-4 outing in a 6-2 Game 1 loss to the New York Mets in which he slammed his helmet in frustration after another empty at-bat.
Edmundo Sosa got the start at third base Sunday against Mets starter Luis Severino .
“I wanted to get some energy in the lineup with Sosa, he’s kind of our energy guy,” manager Rob Thomson said ahead of Game 2. “Bohm’s not swinging the bat particularly well, but he’s not the only one. He’s frustrated. But I just wanted to get Sosa in there.”
Bohm hit .280 this season with 15 homers, 97 RBIs and 44 doubles, but faded down the stretch. He ended the regular season in a 2-for-27 slump and — in a very small sample size — is 0-for-3 lifetime against Severino.
Bohm is a .222 career postseason hitter (24-for-108), with two home runs and 14 RBIs in 31 games.