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| 2021 Choice Lehigh Valley IronPigs #26 |
Game 156 - Sunday Night, September 24th in Philadelphia
Record - 87-69, 2nd Place, 13 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: Cristopher Sanchez was phenomenal and Nick Castellanos hit his 29th home run of the season in this 5-2 win over the Mets, completing a four-game sweep.
What It Means: What was originally supposed to be an afternoon game was pushed to a night game as wet weather continued to move through our area all day Sunday. A Marlins or Cubs loss earlier in the day, coupled with a Phillies win in this game, would have clinched a postseason berth. Unfortunately, both the Marlins and Cubs won, meaning the Phillies would have to delay a celebration by a few days.
What Happened: Sanchez went seven strong innings and had no-hit the Mets until DJ Stewart singled with two outs in the fifth. Sanchez allowed two runs on three hits while striking out 10 and allowing only one walk. Orion Kerkering made his big league debut in the eighth, striking out a pair of Mets batters. It was quite the moment for Kerkering, who began the season pitching for Low-A Clearwater. Michael Lorenzen, trying to figure it out, was given the ninth inning and earned the save.
What It Means: What was originally supposed to be an afternoon game was pushed to a night game as wet weather continued to move through our area all day Sunday. A Marlins or Cubs loss earlier in the day, coupled with a Phillies win in this game, would have clinched a postseason berth. Unfortunately, both the Marlins and Cubs won, meaning the Phillies would have to delay a celebration by a few days.
What Happened: Sanchez went seven strong innings and had no-hit the Mets until DJ Stewart singled with two outs in the fifth. Sanchez allowed two runs on three hits while striking out 10 and allowing only one walk. Orion Kerkering made his big league debut in the eighth, striking out a pair of Mets batters. It was quite the moment for Kerkering, who began the season pitching for Low-A Clearwater. Michael Lorenzen, trying to figure it out, was given the ninth inning and earned the save.
The Phillies plated four runs in the fourth inning courtesy of a two-run single from J.T. Realmuto and Castellanos' two-run home run. They added a run in the fifth when Bryce Harper singled home Trea Turner, who had doubled to reach.
Featured Card: I have only four Sanchez cards in my Phillies collection, and this is the first card I added from the 2021 IronPigs team set. Hopefully he starts to show up in a few 2024 Topps releases.
Featured Card: I have only four Sanchez cards in my Phillies collection, and this is the first card I added from the 2021 IronPigs team set. Hopefully he starts to show up in a few 2024 Topps releases.
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Field Report: The four of us attended this game with seats in the Diamond Club. We've made it a tradition to attend Fan Appreciation Day annually, although this year's celebration was a little anti-climatic given there's still a week left in the regular season. Still, we enjoyed our dinner at Pass & Stow and Ben was the lucky recipient of a Bryson Stott foul day when a fan behind us corralled the ball and graciously handed it over to Ben. Ben, being the excellent little brother that he is, has since relinquished the ball to Doug and his collection. Before departing the ballpark, we made a quick visit to Scott Rolen's newly hung Wall of Fame plaque.
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