Game 44 - Thursday Night, May 20th in Philadelphia
Record - 22-22, 2nd Place, 1 1/2 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: In an incredibly unenjoyable game to watch, the Phillies folded easily against the Marlins, losing 6-0 and dropping the series in the process.
What It Means: The Phillies returned to .500 for the first time since May 4th when they were 15-15. If not for a lousy N.L. East, they'd be much further down in the standings than second place.
What Happened: Vince Velasquez came down with finger numbness right before the start of this game, meaning David Hale was needed to make an emergency start. Hale did fine (one run in three innings), but the two relievers who followed him, Matt Moore and Archie Bradley, allowed five runs in their 3 2/3 innings of work. One of Bradley's runs was unearned due to another error at third, his fifth, from Alec Bohm. The Phillies offense managed three hits against Marlins' starter Sandy Alcantara and three Marlins relievers, striking out 15 times.
Featured Card: With nothing to celebrate from this game, let's turn back the clock to 20 years ago. On May 20, 2001, the Phillies gave away their first bobble-head featuring an actual player with slugger Pat Burrell getting the honor. Burrell went 2 for 4 that Sunday afternoon against the Cardinals as the Phillies lost, 3-1. J.D. Drew played right field for the Cardinals and my memories from that game are getting my Burrell bobble-head and booing Drew along with the other 31,391 fans in attendance. Do you still have your Burrell bobble-head?
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