Monday, March 11, 2024

Spring Training Game 16 - Phils Hold on for Win Following Clemens' Slam

2024 Topps #126
Phillies 9
, Pirates 7
Spring Training Game 16 - Sunday Afternoon, March 10th in Bradenton
Record - 6-7-3

One Sentence Summary:  For the second day in a row, the Phillies received a game-tying grand slam, but this time they'd hold on to win the game.

What It Means:  I listened to a lot of this game during a two-hour afternoon drive home, following a memorial service for a dear family friend.

What Happened:  Trailing 5-0 early, the Phillies chipped away with a run in the third and then Kody Clemens' grand slam in the fourth.  Back-to-back doubles in the sixth from Rodolfo Castro and Garrett Stubbs made it 7-5 Phillies.  The Pirates tied it up at 7-7 in the bottom of the sixth, but the Phillies were able to score a pair of runs in the ninth on a costly error by second baseman Termarr Johnson.

Ricardo Pinto picked up the win in his spring debut, and minor league call-up Max Lazer pitched a scoreless ninth to record the save.

Featured Card:  Clemens is front (back?) and center on the Phillies team card in the recently released 2024 Topps Series One.

Camp Head Count:  62

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