Game 130 - Sunday Afternoon, August 28th in Flushing
Record - 60-70, 4th place, 15 games behind the Nationals
One Sentence Summary: A.J. Ellis made his Phillies debut and delivered a clutch, two-run, tie-breaking double in the seventh inning of a 5-1 win.
What It Means: For comparison purposes, the 2015 Phillies had a record of 52-78 through 130 games last season and they'd finish the season with 63 wins. The 2016 Phillies need to win three more games to avoid a 100-loss season. I certainly hope that's within reach.
What Happened: The Phillies plated four runs in the seventh, breaking what had been a 1-1 tie. The other two runs came when Peter Bourjos was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Cesar Hernandez followed with a sacrifice fly. Jimmy Paredes got the Phillies on the board with a fourth inning RBI double.
Vince Velasquez allowed just one run on five hits in his five innings of work, but he was done in once again by a high pitch count (103).
Featured Card: The first virtual Phillies card for Ellis will most likely be his 2016 Chachi card, which I'll post at some point this week. Only time will tell if he'll end up with an actual Phillies baseball card.
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