Game 74 - Saturday Afternoon, June 26th in Flushing
Record - 35-39, Tied for 3rd Place, 6 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: For the third consecutive game, a Phillies reliever couldn't hold a one-run lead in the seventh, nor could they lock down the save when the Phillies somehow scored again, and it's miserable being a Phillies fan.
What It Means: 🤷♂️
What Happened: The positives from this game were Zach Eflin going toe to toe with Jacob deGrom and allowing one less run over six innings, and Nick Maton coming through with clutch RBIs in the second and ninth innings. Andrew McCutchen also delivered a big sacrifice fly in the sixth to give the Phillies a brief 2-1 lead. The negatives were, as usual, anything coming out of the Phillies bullpen. After Maton gave the team a 3-2 lead in the ninth, Hector Neris once again emerged to try for the save. Only a few minutes into the bottom of the ninth, Rhys Hoskins had booted a ball and Neris had walked the next batter. It was only a matter of time before the Mets walked-off with the win, this time on a Michael Conforto sacrifice fly.
Featured Card: Kent Tekulve had nothing to do with this game, but I wanted to cleanse the blog's palate and feature a card of a closer who made me happy more often than sad.
Transactions: Before the game, Andrew Knapp (c) was activated from the 7-day concussion IL and Enyel De Los Santos (rhp) was recalled from Lehigh Valley. Rafael Marchan (c) and Matt Vierling (of) were both optioned back down.
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