Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Game 106 - 2021 Topps Gypsy Queen #72 J.T. Realmuto

Phillies 7
, Nationals 5
Game 106 - Monday Night, August 2nd in Washington
Record - 53-53, 2nd Place, 2 1/2 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  Ranger Suarez had a successful debut in the Phillies starting rotation and the offense plated five runs in the ninth to stun the Nationals, 7-5.

What It Means:  For the time being, and until Zach Eflin comes back from injury, the Phillies starting pitching rotation is now Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, Kyle Gibson, Ranger Suarez and a coin flip between Matt Moore and Chase Anderson.

What Happened:  Suarez threw three scoreless innings and was relieved by Hector Neris who threw two more scoreless frames.  The Nationals took and then held a 3-2 lead heading into the ninth, with the Phillies bullpen again faltering.  Ronald Torreyes and Travis Jankowski singled to start the ninth and Jean Segura doubled Torreyes home to tie the score.  J.T. Realmuto followed with a two-run double to put the Phillies ahead for good.

Featured Card:  The card for this summary could have easily gone to Segura, but it was Realmuto's clutch hit that gave the Phillies the lead.

Transactions:  There were a flurry of pre-game moves.  Brandon Kintzler (rhp) was released.  Kintzler appeared in 29 games and was 2-1 with a 6.37 ERA.  Andrew McCutchen (of) was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left knee ailment and Vince Velasquez (rhp) also landed on the injured list with a blister.  Andrew Knapp (c) was activated from the paternity leave list and Enyel De Los Santos (rhp) was recalled.

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