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Thursday Night, May 1st
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
17-14, 2nd Place, 3 1/2 games behind the Mets
17-14, 2nd Place, 3 1/2 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: A costly sixth inning error from Bryce Harper led to three unearned runs and an eventual 4-2 win by the Nationals.
What It Means: The Diamondbacks come to town next for a weekend series. Entering the series, both Phillies and Diamondbacks have an identical 17-14 record.
What Happened: Taijuan Walker battled through 5 2/3 innings, making a few nice defensive plays, before the wheels came off in the sixth. CJ Abrams doubled to start the inning, and James Wood lined a ball off Walker's leg with Walker recovering and throwing out Abrams at first. Nathaniel Lowe singled to tie the game and Keibert Ruiz reached on an error by Bryce Harper, making it all the way to third and giving the Nationals a 2-1 lead. Two more unearned runs would score in the inning.
What It Means: The Diamondbacks come to town next for a weekend series. Entering the series, both Phillies and Diamondbacks have an identical 17-14 record.
What Happened: Taijuan Walker battled through 5 2/3 innings, making a few nice defensive plays, before the wheels came off in the sixth. CJ Abrams doubled to start the inning, and James Wood lined a ball off Walker's leg with Walker recovering and throwing out Abrams at first. Nathaniel Lowe singled to tie the game and Keibert Ruiz reached on an error by Bryce Harper, making it all the way to third and giving the Nationals a 2-1 lead. Two more unearned runs would score in the inning.
The Phillies got RBI singles from Alec Bohm in the fifth and from Nick Castellanos in the sixth.
Featured Card: The Phillies as a franchise played their first game on May 1, 1883, and the team made the interesting decision to "retire" three more player logos to be displayed among other retired numbers and insignias behind Ashburn Alley. Uniform numbers weren't a thing until later in the franchise's history. I've posted the link to the modest press release from the Phillies below, and the three Hall of Fame outfielders get the shared honor here of featured cards.
Featured Card: The Phillies as a franchise played their first game on May 1, 1883, and the team made the interesting decision to "retire" three more player logos to be displayed among other retired numbers and insignias behind Ashburn Alley. Uniform numbers weren't a thing until later in the franchise's history. I've posted the link to the modest press release from the Phillies below, and the three Hall of Fame outfielders get the shared honor here of featured cards.
I have a few cards of each in my Phillies Collection, none of which are from their actual playing days.
On the 142nd anniversary of our very first game, we are proud to bestow our club's highest honor upon Ed Delahanty, Billy Hamilton, and Sam Thompson as we retire their uniform insignias. The only outfield in major league history where every player hit .400 (1894) – will take their rightful [1/2]
— Philadelphia Phillies (Bot) (@notphillies.bsky.social) May 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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