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| 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter #191 |
Game 134 - Thursday Night, August 29th in Philadelphia
Record - 79-55, 1st Place, 6 games ahead of the Braves
One Sentence Summary: Brandon Marsh and Nick Castellanos hit two huge home runs in this 5-4 win over the second place Braves.
What It Means: The Phillies looked punchless through five innings, but then they turned it on just in time for the come-from-behind win. Three more games this weekend against the Braves are coming up.
What Happened: Braves' starter Charlie Morton kept the Phillies off-balance and off the base paths for five innings, with the Braves mounting a 4-0 lead against Cristopher Sanchez. In the bottom of the sixth, Castellanos and J.T. Realmuto reached on singles and Marsh launched a three-run home run off Morton to get the Phillies to within a run. In the bottom of the seventh, Trea Turner walked to start the inning, was bunted to second by Bryce Harper and went to third on an Edmundo Sosa groundout. With two outs, Castellanos delivered one of the biggest hits of the year, crushing a two-run home run into the bushes in center field.
What It Means: The Phillies looked punchless through five innings, but then they turned it on just in time for the come-from-behind win. Three more games this weekend against the Braves are coming up.
What Happened: Braves' starter Charlie Morton kept the Phillies off-balance and off the base paths for five innings, with the Braves mounting a 4-0 lead against Cristopher Sanchez. In the bottom of the sixth, Castellanos and J.T. Realmuto reached on singles and Marsh launched a three-run home run off Morton to get the Phillies to within a run. In the bottom of the seventh, Trea Turner walked to start the inning, was bunted to second by Bryce Harper and went to third on an Edmundo Sosa groundout. With two outs, Castellanos delivered one of the biggest hits of the year, crushing a two-run home run into the bushes in center field.
Featured Card: Castellanos had the game-winning bomb, but it was Marsh's big hit that got the Phillies back into the game and injected some life into a listless ballpark.
Field Report: And we were there, for what was a relatively boring game until the sixth inning. We were lucky enough to take in the game from the Diamond Club, in what felt like a fall-like night.
Transaction: Before the game, Michael Mercado (rhp) was optioned to Lehigh Valley with Yunior Marte (rhp) taking his place in the bullpen.
Transaction: Before the game, Michael Mercado (rhp) was optioned to Lehigh Valley with Yunior Marte (rhp) taking his place in the bullpen.
2 comments:
Became a fan of AG - that is a cool looking card
Agreed - Topps some how finds a way to make this design look different yet still vintage every year.
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