| Arizona Diamondbacks | 4 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 |
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| 2025 Topps Mascots #M-18 |
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
7-8, Tied for 3rd Place, 2 1/2 games behind the Braves
Featured Card: It was the Phanatic's birthday yesterday too, and sadly the Phillies couldn't give him a win.
7-8, Tied for 3rd Place, 2 1/2 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: Despite gutsy pitching performances from Zach Pop and Andrew Painter, the Phillies couldn't hold on to a slim lead, dropping this series finale, and the series, to the Diamondbacks.
What It Means: The Phillies played 27 innings over the weekend, scoring runs in just three of them. We enjoyed (?) most of this game while celebrating my father-in-law's 80th birthday, surrounded by family.
What Happened: Pop got the emergency start when Painter came down with a migraine prior to first pitch. Pop would allow a run on three hits in his two innings before Painter recovered enough to enter in the third. Painter allowed a run on three hits in five innings of relief, striking out seven. Jose Alvarado's troubles continued as he allowed the Diamondbacks to take a 4-3 lead in the eighth. Despite having runners on first and third and no outs in the bottom of the eighth, the Phillies couldn't tie it up, largely due to a huge base running blunder from Brandon Marsh. Questionable base running was a recurring theme for the Phillies throughout the game.
What It Means: The Phillies played 27 innings over the weekend, scoring runs in just three of them. We enjoyed (?) most of this game while celebrating my father-in-law's 80th birthday, surrounded by family.
What Happened: Pop got the emergency start when Painter came down with a migraine prior to first pitch. Pop would allow a run on three hits in his two innings before Painter recovered enough to enter in the third. Painter allowed a run on three hits in five innings of relief, striking out seven. Jose Alvarado's troubles continued as he allowed the Diamondbacks to take a 4-3 lead in the eighth. Despite having runners on first and third and no outs in the bottom of the eighth, the Phillies couldn't tie it up, largely due to a huge base running blunder from Brandon Marsh. Questionable base running was a recurring theme for the Phillies throughout the game.
The offense came to life for one inning only, scoring three in the sixth. Justin Crawford doubled and Trea Turner hit a home run that just cleared the right field wall. Kyle Schwarber followed with a double and Bryce Harper doubled him home. That was it for the offense. Alec Bohm went 0 for 3 as his average for the season dropped to .148.
Featured Card: It was the Phanatic's birthday yesterday too, and sadly the Phillies couldn't give him a win.
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