Game 154 - Friday Night, September 23rd in Flushing
Record - 69-85, 4th place, 20 1/2 games behind the Nationals
One Sentence Summary: Jeremy Hellickson and the Phillies bullpen were hit hard in this 10-5 loss to the Mets.
What It Means: Manager Pete Mackanin summed up this game nicely with this opening quote during his post-game press conference, "Well, that was a shame."
What Happened: After pitching one of the best games of his career in his last outing, Hellickson couldn't escape the fifth inning in this game. His final line wasn't pretty - 4 1/3 innings, 6 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks. Maikel Franco (24) homered for the second time in two nights and Darin Ruf added his first home run of the season.
Featured Card: Making his first appearance in over a week, Colton Murray was one of a string of Phillies relievers who allowed the Mets to tack on runs in this ballgame. However, he's the only one of the bunch with a 2016 Topps card, and I imagine it will stay that way. I haven't seen a checklist for the 2016 Topps Update set yet, but I would be extremely surprised if Frank Herrmann, Patrick Schuster or Severino Gonzalez made the list.
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