Phillies at Giants: September 2nd to September 4th

2022 Chachi 2000 Topps Missing Links #25

2022 Chachi Fan Favorites #16

Friday 10:15, Saturday and Sunday 4:05
Oracle Park - San Francisco, CA

At the Ballpark:  Sunday is Star Wars day at Oracle Park with holders of a special theme ticket receiving an orange C-3PO Funko Pop.  OR, if you bought a VIP Experience theme ticket, you'd receive a black C-3PO Funko Pop.

Phillies 73-58
3rd Place in the N.L. East, 10 1/2 games behind the Mets

Phillies Probables
Kyle Gibson (9-5, 4.08)
Noah Syndergaard (3-1, 4.40)
Ranger Suarez (8-5, 3.42)

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Alec Bohm - .292
Runs:  Kyle Schwarber - 81
Home Runs:  Kyle Schwarber - 36
RBIs:  Kyle Schwarber - 78
Stolen Bases:  J.T. Realmuto - 17

Wins:  Zack Wheeler - 11
ERA:  Zack Wheeler - 3.07

Strikeouts:  Aaron Nola - 190
Saves:  Corey Knebel - 12

Giants 61-68
4th Place in the N.L. West, 28 1/2 games behind the Dodgers

Giants Probables
Alex Cobb (4-6, 3.81)
Jakob Junis (4-4, 4.04)
Carlos Rodon (12-7, 3.03)

Giants Leaders
Average:  Their Estrada - .260
Runs:  Wilmer Flores - 61
Home Runs:  Joc Pederson - 20
RBIs:  Wilmer Flores - 60
Stolen Bases:  Thairo Estrada - 16

Wins:  Carlos Rodon - 12
ERA:  Logan Webb - 2.89
Strikeouts:  Carlos Rodon - 191
Saves:  Camilo Doval - 18

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1999 Multi-Ad Reading Phillies #9 Cliff Politte

Mets 17, Phillies 0
Game 156 - Sunday Afternoon, September 25th in Flushing
Record - 70-86, 4th place, 21 1/2 games behind the Nationals

One Sentence Summary:  The Mets delivered a good, old-fashioned butt whoopin' to the hapless Phillies, demolishing the club by a score of 17-0.

What It Means:  This was a surreal, sad and happy day as Doug and I attended a fantastic baseball card show right after learning about the tragic passing of Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez.  Having received an alert on my phone with the news, Doug could immediately tell that something was wrong as I read the notification from MLB.  We talked about how sad it was for his family, for the Marlins and for baseball.

What Happened:  The following Tweets sum up this game best.  From Matt Breen, this was the worst Phillies loss since a 22-3 defeat to the Reds on September 4, 1999.  From Todd Zolecki, the Phillies bullpen finished the Mets series with a 14.29 ERA.  From Larry Shenk, this was the biggest shutout against the Phillies since the Providence Grays won 28-0 on August 31, 1883.

Featured Card:  The pitchers in that 22-3 loss back in 1999 were Paul Byrd, Billy Brewer, Cliff Politte, Chad Ogea, Amaury Telemaco and Steve Schrenk.

Want to revisit every game of the 2016 season?  My handy game summary index can be found here.