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Game 152 - Wednesday Afternoon, September 20th in Atlanta
Record - 83-69, 2nd Place, 14 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: Nick Castellanos hit a pair of home runs and made a game-saving (and probably ill-advised) catch and throw-out at home as the Phillies prevailed over the Braves in 10 innings.
What It Means: The Phillies impressively took two out of three from the pennant-winning Braves, and they headed home for a four-game weekend series against the Mets.
What Happened: Castellanos' first home run, a solo shot in the second, was his 26th of the year and gave the Phillies a 2-0 lead. His second home run, this one a two-run blast, gave the Phillies a 4-0 lead. The Braves scored a few times off Phillies' starter Aaron Nola, who departed after six innings with the score, 4-2. Nola struck out eight in his outing.
What It Means: The Phillies impressively took two out of three from the pennant-winning Braves, and they headed home for a four-game weekend series against the Mets.
What Happened: Castellanos' first home run, a solo shot in the second, was his 26th of the year and gave the Phillies a 2-0 lead. His second home run, this one a two-run blast, gave the Phillies a 4-0 lead. The Braves scored a few times off Phillies' starter Aaron Nola, who departed after six innings with the score, 4-2. Nola struck out eight in his outing.
In the eighth, and with the reliable Jeff Hoffman on the mound, Ozzie Albies doubled and scored on Austin Riley's RBI single. Hoffman yielded to Gregory Soto who allowed an RBI double to Marcell Ozuna, tying the game, 4-4. In the ninth, Craig Kimbrel issued a lead-off walk to Sean Murphy and former Phillie Luke Williams came in to pinch-run for Murphy. Williams stole second and third base. With two outs, Orlando Arcia lofted a fly ball into foul territory that likely should have been dropped. But Castellanos opted to catch the ball, spinning and unleashing a perfect throw to catcher Garrett Stubbs, cutting down Williams at the plate and prolonging the game.
Bryson Stott doubled home two runs in the top of the 10th and Matt Strahm eventually closed it out, giving the Phillies a 6-5 win.
Featured Card: Castellanos' clutch hitting this season has meant I need to dig deeper for cards to feature in these game summary posts. This is his image variation card from last year's Topps Update set.
Featured Card: Castellanos' clutch hitting this season has meant I need to dig deeper for cards to feature in these game summary posts. This is his image variation card from last year's Topps Update set.
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