Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Game 101 - Turner's Ridiculous Game Ends in Victory

Los Angeles Dodgers  7 
Philadelphia Phillies  10 

2026 Topps Now #472
Monday Night, July 20th
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
56-45, 2nd Place, 3 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  Trea Turner hit two home runs and committed what could have been ruled four errors in what he deemed a "ridiculous game" in this 10-7 series opening win over the Dodgers.

What It Means:  Weather permitting, the Phillies go for the series win on Tuesday night with Zack Wheeler on the mound.

What Happened:  The Phillies found their bats and pounded out 11 hits, scoring four runs in both the second and sixth innings.  Turner homered in the second and sixth, Brandon Marsh hit a solo home run in the sixth, Bryce Harper connected in the seventh and Derek Hill added a solo shot in the eighth.  Turner also had a double while committing only one error officially, but what was four errors unofficially.  Christopher Sanchez battled through 5 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out seven.  Chase Shugart got into trouble in the ninth, allowing three runs to score, before Jhoan Duran was called upon to record the game's final out.

Featured Card:  Both Turner and Harper received Topps Now cards.  Harper's seventh inning solo home run was his 200th with the Phillies, and the back of his card also mentions this was the club's 1,000th win at Citizens Bank Park.  Here's Turner's Topps Now card, which highlights his 200th career home run, his second home run of the game and hit off Alex Vesia in the sixth inning.

Transaction:  Alan Rangel (rhp) was optioned back to the IronPigs and Alex McFarlane (rhp) was recalled from Double-A Reading.  McFarlane had been active earlier on the season for one game (April 24th) but didn't see any game action.

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