| Philadelphia Phillies | 6 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 |
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| 2023 Topps Pro Debut #PD-134 |
Kauffman Stadium - Kansas City, MO
50-39, 2nd Place, 3 games behind the Braves
50-39, 2nd Place, 3 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: Jesus Luzardo pitched six strong innings and the Phillies hit three home runs to support his effort in this Independence Day win over the Royals.
What It Means: Baseball games that fall on national holidays should be played during the day. (Insert Man Yells at Cloud meme here.)
What Happened: Luzardo improved to 7-4, allowing four hits and a run while striking out nine. The Phillies' offense went 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position, but still produced with home runs from J.T. Realmuto, Gabriel Rincones, Jr. and Alec Bohm. The only runs to score without the benefit of a home run came on a wild pitch in the seventh and an RBI double from Rincones in the eighth. On the night he was named a reserve to the All-Star Team, Kyle Schwarber went 3 for 4. Starting All-Star outfielder Brandon Marsh was 0 for 5. Also named to the National League All-Stars were Bryce Harper, Cristopher Sanchez and Jhoan Duran.
Featured Card: This was Rincones' best game in the majors to date, so I'll give him the nod over Luzardo here. This is one of the earliest cards of his in my Phillies Collection, from the 2023 Topps Pro Debut set.
Transaction: With bullpen arms needed, the Phillies optioned Alan Rangel (rhp) back to Lehigh Valley and recalled Tanner Banks (lhp).
What It Means: Baseball games that fall on national holidays should be played during the day. (Insert Man Yells at Cloud meme here.)
What Happened: Luzardo improved to 7-4, allowing four hits and a run while striking out nine. The Phillies' offense went 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position, but still produced with home runs from J.T. Realmuto, Gabriel Rincones, Jr. and Alec Bohm. The only runs to score without the benefit of a home run came on a wild pitch in the seventh and an RBI double from Rincones in the eighth. On the night he was named a reserve to the All-Star Team, Kyle Schwarber went 3 for 4. Starting All-Star outfielder Brandon Marsh was 0 for 5. Also named to the National League All-Stars were Bryce Harper, Cristopher Sanchez and Jhoan Duran.
Featured Card: This was Rincones' best game in the majors to date, so I'll give him the nod over Luzardo here. This is one of the earliest cards of his in my Phillies Collection, from the 2023 Topps Pro Debut set.
Transaction: With bullpen arms needed, the Phillies optioned Alan Rangel (rhp) back to Lehigh Valley and recalled Tanner Banks (lhp).
