Friday, May 31, 2024

Game 57 - Sanchez, Casty Help Phils End Skid

2024 Philadelphia Phillies
Kids Club
Phillies 6
Giants 1
Game 57 - Wednesday Afternoon, May 29th in Philadelphia
Record - 39-18, 1st Place, 6 games ahead of the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  Cristopher Sanchez and timely hitting from the Phillies offense combined to end the three-game losing streak.

What It Means:  The Phillies have always seemed to have issues on the West Coast, and this trip was no different as they went 2-4.  They're home for six games with the Cardinals and Brewers before heading to London for a pair of highly anticipated games against the Mets.  (I still can't believe we're not going to this, but school and work commitments have won out.)

What Happened:  Sanchez pitched six shutout innings, allowing four hits while striking out seven.  Gregory Soto and Seranthony Dominguez pitched scoreless frames and Spencer Turnbull allowed a ninth inning run.  Kyle Schwarber led off the game with a home run, his 11th of the season, and Cristian Pache added an RBI single in the second.

Bases cleared in the fourth when a few pitches from Giants' pitcher Kyle Harrison got a little too close to Bryce Harper's head.  Nick Castellanos gave the Phillies some breathing room when he connected for a two-run home run in the fifth.  And the Phillies added two more in the eighth on RBI singles from Schwarber and Harper.

Featured Card:  Castellanos has had a mostly miserable season so far, so it was good to see him go 3 for 5 with a double, home run and a pair of RBIs in this game.  Here's his Kids Club card, available exclusively at the ballpark.

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