Game 48 - Monday Night, May 24th in Miami
Record - 23-25, 4th Place, 1 1/2 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: This game was never as close as the final score makes it seem as the Phillies were outplayed by the Marlins, 9-6.
What It Means: The Phillies continue to play truly uninspired baseball. With Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto and Didi Gregorius all currently lost to injury and anyone not named Zack Wheeler struggling in the starting pitching rotation, it's hard to feel any kind of excitement about the club right now.
What Happened: A four-run ninth inning gave this game a respectable final score, but in actuality the Phillies were out of it after the Marlins plated two in the sixth off Zach Eflin and four more in the seventh off Brandon Kintzler. On the bright side, Jean Segura, Rhys Hoskins, Brad Miller and Ronald Torreyes all had multi-hit nights. Hoskins hit a ground-run double in the third that temporarily gave the Phillies a 2-1 lead.
Featured Card: Miller hit his 100th career home run in the ninth off Marlins' reliever Shawn Morimando, who was making his first appearance in the majors since 2016. I believe the only Phillies baseball card featuring Miller is from the 2019 Topps Total set, but the nine-year veteran has had his share of Topps flagship cards dating back to 2013. Here's his rookie card from the 2013 Topps Update set, and his first home run came back on July 19, 2013 against Bud Norris and the Astros.
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