Saturday, June 15, 2024

Game 68 - Sox Easily Handle Nola, Phils

2016 Chachi Photo Day #23
Red Sox 9
Phillies 3
Game 68 - Thursday Night, June 13th in Boston
Record - 46-22, 1st Place, 9 games ahead of the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  Aaron Nola was hit early and often as the Phillies endured a rare lopsided loss, falling 9-3 to the Red Sox.

What It Means:  Flush it.  This was the team's worst loss since falling to the Reds, 8-1 on April 23rd.  Nola's eight earned runs allowed tied a career high, previously set on August 30, 2022.

What Happened:  Nola allowed four runs in the second and another four runs in the fourth.  The lone Phillies highlight came in the top of the fourth when Kyle Schwarber laced a bases-clearing double to center field, pulling the Phillies to within a run at 4-3.  Nola couldn't turn in a shut-down inning though, and the Red Sox quickly had an 8-3 lead after they batted in the bottom of the fourth.

Featured Card:  Current Red Sox pitching coach Andrew Bailey spent part of the 2016 season with the Phillies, going 3-1 with a 6.40 ERA in 33 relief appearances.  He was released by the club on August 6th.  Less than a month earlier, on July 16, 2016, Bailey posed with our two sons who will both be High School students when school starts again in September.  Hard to believe, Harry.

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