Game 99 - Monday Night, July 26th in Philadelphia
Record - 50-49, 2nd Place, 3 1/2 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: Andrew McCutchen hit a dramatic, three-run walk-off home run to give the Phillies a much-needed 6-5 win over the Nationals.
What It Means: Win of the season?
What Happened: Spencer Howard started this game, was cruising through three innings and then abruptly imploded in the fourth with two outs. Howard surrendered back-to-back triples followed by a single and manager Joe Girardi had seen enough. Howard left with a blister and his final line shows 3 2/3 innings pitched, with four runs allowed on six hits. The Phillies offense was once again suffering from a lack of clutch hitting when Rhys Hoskins delivered a three-run home run in the sixth to bring the Phillies to within a run. Archie Bradley allowed a ninth inning run to make it 5-3 Nationals and it appeared as if the Phillies would go quietly into the night.
Jean Segura led off the bottom of the ninth with a double, went to third on a wild pitch and Bryce Harper walked. McCutchen then launched his 18th home run of the year, an opposite field shot, to give the Phillies a jubilant win.
Featured Card: This is one of the rarer inserts from this year's Opening Day set, and I thought it would be an appropriate card to feature for McCutchen's big game.
Featured Card: This is one of the rarer inserts from this year's Opening Day set, and I thought it would be an appropriate card to feature for McCutchen's big game.
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