Saturday, June 13, 2026

Game 68 - Harper, Schwarber and Bohm Homer in Win

Philadelphia Phillies  7 
Toronto Blue Jays  4 

2026 Topps Now Road
to Opening Day #OD-181
Wednesday Night, June 10th
Rogers Centre - Toronto, Ontario
37-31, 2nd Place, 8 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies refreshingly showed some offense, launching three home runs, in support of Jesus Luzardo's strong start.

What It Means:  That's a series win in Toronto, and the Phillies next head to Milwaukee for a weekend series.

What Happened:  This game was never as close as the final score indicates, as the Blue Jays scored three runs in the seventh off a surprisingly wild Chase Shugart.  The Phillies led 7-1 heading to the bottom of the seventh.  Bryce Harper (15), Alec Bohm (8) and Kyle Schwarber (24) homered, accounting for six of those runs.  Bryson Stott added an RBI single in the seventh.  Schwarber, Harper, Bohm and Stott each enjoyed two-hit games.  Jesus Luzardo went 5 2/3 innings, allowing a run and striking out eight.  As a result of Shugart's rough outing, Jhoan Duran was needed for the ninth and despite allowing a few baserunners, he shut down the Jays, earning his 17th save.

Featured Card:  Harper got things going with his first inning home run, and he was 2 for 4 with three runs scored in this game.  This is his card from the Topps Now Road to Opening Day Phillies team set.  Topps has produced these team sets since 2017.

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