| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 |
| San Francisco Giants | 6 |
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| 2026 Topps Heritage #357 |
Oracle Park - San Francisco, CA
6-5, Tied for 3rd Place, 1 game behind the Mets
6-5, Tied for 3rd Place, 1 game behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: The Phillies dropped a sloppily played ballgame, 6-0 to the Giants, managing four hits in a late night defeat.
What It Means: West Coast road trips seem to be kryptonite for this team, and I question my sanity every time I decide to stay up late (or later) and watch lackluster baseball.
What Happened: Cristopher Sanchez was hit early and often, allowing four runs (two earned) over five innings, but giving up 11 hits. Left field adventures from Otto Kemp, errors from Trea Turner and Rafael Marchan and an offense that went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position didn't help matters. J.T. Realmuto departed the game early after fouling a ball off his foot. Orion Kerkering made his season debut and ironically had the first batter he faced ground a ball back to him, which he wanted nothing to do with. Giants' starter Robbie Ray baffled the righty-heavy line-up.
Featured Card: New Giants' outfielder Harrison Bader is struggling mightily to start the season. He entered this game as a pinch-hitter in the sixth and went 0 for 2 to drop his season average to .125. Here's his card from the 2026 Topps Heritage set, commemorating his brief, but successful, stint with the Phillies last season.
Transaction: In the first roster move of the season, Kerkering (rhp) was activated from the injured list and Kyle Backhus (lhp) was optioned to the IronPigs.
What It Means: West Coast road trips seem to be kryptonite for this team, and I question my sanity every time I decide to stay up late (or later) and watch lackluster baseball.
What Happened: Cristopher Sanchez was hit early and often, allowing four runs (two earned) over five innings, but giving up 11 hits. Left field adventures from Otto Kemp, errors from Trea Turner and Rafael Marchan and an offense that went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position didn't help matters. J.T. Realmuto departed the game early after fouling a ball off his foot. Orion Kerkering made his season debut and ironically had the first batter he faced ground a ball back to him, which he wanted nothing to do with. Giants' starter Robbie Ray baffled the righty-heavy line-up.
Featured Card: New Giants' outfielder Harrison Bader is struggling mightily to start the season. He entered this game as a pinch-hitter in the sixth and went 0 for 2 to drop his season average to .125. Here's his card from the 2026 Topps Heritage set, commemorating his brief, but successful, stint with the Phillies last season.
Transaction: In the first roster move of the season, Kerkering (rhp) was activated from the injured list and Kyle Backhus (lhp) was optioned to the IronPigs.
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