Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 3 |
Friday Night, April 4th
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
6-1, 1st Place, 2 games ahead of the Mets
6-1, 1st Place, 2 games ahead of the Mets
One Sentence Summary: Jesus Luzardo made it look easy against a potent Dodgers' line-up and J.T. Realmuto gunned down two would-be base stealers in this 3-2 victory.
What It Means: The Dodgers entered the series with an 8-0 mark, and the Phillies handed them their first loss of the season while wearing their City Connect uniforms in the first home Friday game of the year.
What Happened: Luzardo improved to 2-0 with seven shutout innings, allowing just a pair of hits, two walks and striking out eight. Jordan Romano made it interesting in the ninth, allowing a pair of walks and a two-run home run to Tommy Edman, before Realmuto ended the game with a strike down to second to catch Chris Taylor, the potential tying run, stealing. An inning before, Realmuto ended the frame by throwing out Shoehei Ohtani trying to swipe second.
What It Means: The Dodgers entered the series with an 8-0 mark, and the Phillies handed them their first loss of the season while wearing their City Connect uniforms in the first home Friday game of the year.
What Happened: Luzardo improved to 2-0 with seven shutout innings, allowing just a pair of hits, two walks and striking out eight. Jordan Romano made it interesting in the ninth, allowing a pair of walks and a two-run home run to Tommy Edman, before Realmuto ended the game with a strike down to second to catch Chris Taylor, the potential tying run, stealing. An inning before, Realmuto ended the frame by throwing out Shoehei Ohtani trying to swipe second.
In the first, Trea Turner doubled, stole third base, and came home to score when pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw the ball away on a pick-off attempt. The Phillies scored two more runs in the seventh after Max Kepler walked, Nick Castellanos doubled, Bryson Stott singled Kepler home and Castellanos scored on a ground-out to second by Brandon Marsh.
Featured Card: It's going to be a bit longer before I have any Luzardo Phillies cards, so here's a recent card for All-Star catcher Realmuto. The 2024 Topps Archives set is a 2024 set in name only, as it wasn't released until early January.
Featured Card: It's going to be a bit longer before I have any Luzardo Phillies cards, so here's a recent card for All-Star catcher Realmuto. The 2024 Topps Archives set is a 2024 set in name only, as it wasn't released until early January.