Game 151 - Tuesday Night, September 19th in Philadelphia
Record - 60-91, 5th place, 31 1/2 games behind the Nationals
One Sentence Summary: Rhys Hoskins had a clutch, three-run double in the seventh to give the Phillies the lead and ultimately a 6-2 win over the Dodgers.
What It Means: The Phils are playing like they don't realize they're supposed to lose. If they win three more games in their final 11 they'll avoid a 100-loss season which at one point seemed like their inevitable destiny.
What Happened: Hoskins singled home the Phillies' first run in the sixth. Odubel Herrera worked a bases loaded walk to tie the game at two before Hoskins cleared the bases to give the Phils a 5-2 lead. Aaron Altherr padded the lead with a solo home run (18) in the eighth.
Aaron Nola allowed two runs on five hits in his seven innings of work on the way to his 12th win. Herrera collected his 40th double of the season, the most since Jayson Werth had 46 in 2010.
Featured Card: Get ready for Hoskins to appear in every Topps release and every conceivable insert set in 2018! Here's another of his cards from the Topps Now release.
Finally, I thought this pre-game photo was really cool, featuring the past winners of the organization's annual Paul Owens Award, honoring the best position player and pitcher within the minor league system. Current year winners Scott Kingery and Tom Eshelman are flanked by prior winners, including Chase Utley.
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| L to R - Mickey Morandini, Chase Utley, Rhys Hoskins, Freddy Galvis, Scott Kingery, Tom Eshelman, Luis Garcia, Maikel Franco, J.P. Crawford, Andrew Knapp, Ricardo Pinto and Ben Lively |
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