| St. Louis Cardinals | 14 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 7 |
Game 2
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| 2024 Choice Round Rock Express #18 |
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
25-18, 2nd Place, 2 1/2 games behind the Mets
25-18, 2nd Place, 2 1/2 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: Aaron Nola suffered through the worst start of his career, and the Cardinals rolled to a 14-7 win.
What It Means: This was a frustrating loss, and it's tough to watch Nola go through such a rough streak.
What Happened: The Phillies held a 5-1 lead after the first inning, and all seemed right with the world. The big blow was a two-run home run from J.T. Realmuto after Nick Castellanos had doubled home a pair and Max Kepler contributed an RBI single. Nola gave up a solo home run to Lara Nootbaar to start the third and the wheels came off after that, with the half inning ending with the Cardinals up, 6-5.
What It Means: This was a frustrating loss, and it's tough to watch Nola go through such a rough streak.
What Happened: The Phillies held a 5-1 lead after the first inning, and all seemed right with the world. The big blow was a two-run home run from J.T. Realmuto after Nick Castellanos had doubled home a pair and Max Kepler contributed an RBI single. Nola gave up a solo home run to Lara Nootbaar to start the third and the wheels came off after that, with the half inning ending with the Cardinals up, 6-5.
Kyle Schwarber hit a home run to lead off the bottom of the third and tie the score, but then Nola gave up another home run and loaded the bases before departing. His final line - 3 2/3 innings, nine runs, 12 hits, including three home runs. The Cardinals would score five more runs off Taijuan Walker and Carlos Hernandez in the later innings.
Featured Card: Daniel Robert was called on to make his Phillies debut and work out of a mess created by Hernandez in the top of the ninth. He struck out Nolan Arenando to end the inning and was on his way back to Lehigh Valley following the game. Guys like Robert fascinate me, as his Phillies career could be limited to this one appearance. He'll likely never have a Phillies baseball card, other than the custom Chachi card I'll be creating soon. Here's his most recent baseball card appearance, from a prior year minor league team set.
Featured Card: Daniel Robert was called on to make his Phillies debut and work out of a mess created by Hernandez in the top of the ninth. He struck out Nolan Arenando to end the inning and was on his way back to Lehigh Valley following the game. Guys like Robert fascinate me, as his Phillies career could be limited to this one appearance. He'll likely never have a Phillies baseball card, other than the custom Chachi card I'll be creating soon. Here's his most recent baseball card appearance, from a prior year minor league team set.
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