Saturday, May 22, 2021

Game 45 - 2005 Topps Heritage #180 Brett Myers

Red Sox 11
, Phillies 3
Game 45 - Friday Night, May 21st in Philadelphia
Record - 22-23, 2nd Place, 2 1/2 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  Poor defense, questionable pitching and a lack of offense contributed to this 11-3 drubbing by the Red Sox in the series opener.

What It Means:  The Phillies are a bad team right now.  They've lost six of their last eight and are now below .500 for the first time since they were 14-15 back on May 3rd.

What Happened:  There were three errors in the box score, including two from third baseman Alec Bohm to give him the league lead with seven overall.  In the ninth, Bryce Harper let a fly ball to the wall drop in for a bases-clearing double for Christian Vazquez.  Jean Segura had three hits, including his third home run of the year, but contributed to the circus play in the fifth when he dove for a wide throw from Bohm and then proceeded to lay on the ground while the play continued.  When asked postgame why Segura was laying on the ground there, manager Joe Girardi responded, "Yeah, I'm not sure."

Featured Card:  Aaron Nola also needs to right his ship, after another shaky and short outing.  Nola went five innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits.  He did strike out nine, and his 987th career strikeout in this game gave him ninth place on the Phillies all-time list, passing Brett Myers.  Curt Simmons is next up on the list with 1,052 strikeouts.

Transaction:  The Phillies finally gave in and placed J.T. Realmuto (c) on the injured list with his wrist injury.  He last appeared in a game on May 15th, but the Phillies are only permitted to backdate his injured list start by three days.  Matt Joyce (of) was activated to take his place on the roster.

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