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| 2020 Topps Heritage #589 |
Game 2 - Saturday Afternoon, April 1st in Arlington
Record - 0-2, Tied for 4th Place, 2 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: After a brutal opening day loss on Thursday, it got much worse on Saturday, as the Phillies were destroyed, 16-3, by the Rangers.
What It Means: Definitely not an ideal start to the season for the defending National League Champions. As Tweeted by @tgpschmenk, the 27 runs allowed by the Phillies are the most allowed in the season's first two games since the 1895 club allowed 29 runs.
What Happened: Zack Wheeler was chased in the fifth inning, and his final line shows five runs (four earned) on seven hits and seven strikeouts. Seranthony Dominguez didn't retire any of the six batters he faced and was charged with six runs, four earned. He joins Gregory Soto with the early season ERA of infinity. Craig Kimbrel faced four batters, recorded only one out and was charged with three runs. Josh Harrison made his Phillies debut and came in to record the final two outs of the eighth inning.
Featured Card: Harrison, a non-roster invitee with the club in 2020, received two mainstream Phillies baseball cards that year, including this Topps Heritage card. This was his fifth career major league pitching appearances, as he appeared in a game with the Pirates in 2013 and relieved in three games last season for the White Sox.
Transaction: Dalton Guthrie (of) was optioned to Lehigh Valley after being on the Opening Day roster and Cristian Pache (of) was activated.
What It Means: Definitely not an ideal start to the season for the defending National League Champions. As Tweeted by @tgpschmenk, the 27 runs allowed by the Phillies are the most allowed in the season's first two games since the 1895 club allowed 29 runs.
What Happened: Zack Wheeler was chased in the fifth inning, and his final line shows five runs (four earned) on seven hits and seven strikeouts. Seranthony Dominguez didn't retire any of the six batters he faced and was charged with six runs, four earned. He joins Gregory Soto with the early season ERA of infinity. Craig Kimbrel faced four batters, recorded only one out and was charged with three runs. Josh Harrison made his Phillies debut and came in to record the final two outs of the eighth inning.
Featured Card: Harrison, a non-roster invitee with the club in 2020, received two mainstream Phillies baseball cards that year, including this Topps Heritage card. This was his fifth career major league pitching appearances, as he appeared in a game with the Pirates in 2013 and relieved in three games last season for the White Sox.
Transaction: Dalton Guthrie (of) was optioned to Lehigh Valley after being on the Opening Day roster and Cristian Pache (of) was activated.
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