2011 Bowman Platinum #87 Cliff Lee

Phillies 4, Braves 2
Game 160 - Monday Night, September 26th in Atlanta

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies won their 100th game of the season as they fielded their regular line-up for just the sixth time since Hunter Pence was acquired in late July.

What It Means:  For the third time in franchise history, the Phillies have won 100 games in a season.  They won 101 in 1976 and 1977.  With the Cardinals losing as well, the Braves maintained a very slim one-game lead in the National League Wild Card race.

What Went Right:  Cliff Lee (17-8) performed well in his tune-up for a N.L.D.S. Game 2 start.  He allowed two runs on five hits while striking out six in six innings pitched.  Ryan Madson pitched a scoreless ninth for his 32nd save.

Jimmy Rollins tied up the ballgame, 2-2, with a solo line-drive home run in the fourth.  It was his 15th homer of the year.  Raul Ibanez gave the team the lead with an RBI-single in the sixth, driving home Shane Victorino.  Ibanez and Victorino repeated the sequence in the eighth to give the Phils a 4-2 lead.

Featured Card:  This is Lee's card from the 2011 Bowman Platinum set.  I picked up a Phillies team set on the cheap from eBay, as I've never actually opened a pack of anything Platinum or Premium or Ultimate or Legendary.

For the second year in a row on this blog, I've managed to chronicle the entire Phillies season with a game summary post following each win or loss.  I realize I'm not exactly breaking any news with these posts, but they're fun to do and it reminds me of the "good old days" when I used to track the team's daily happenings in my scrapbooks.  There are just two more regular season games remaining and then I'll begin featuring a Chachi card to commemorate each of the postseason games.  Thanks for following along and Go Phils!