Game 122 - 2021 Stadium Club Virtual Reality #VR-5 Bryce Harper

Phillies 4, Padres 3
Game 122 - Late Friday Night, August 20th in San Diego
Record - 62-60, 2nd Place, 4 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies hung on to beat the Padres, 4-3, snapping their four-game losing streak.

What It Means:  Somewhat shockingly, the Phillies are four games back in both the division race and the wild card race.  While only the Braves are ahead of them in the division, the Padres, Reds and Cardinals are all currently ahead of them for the second National League Wild Card.

What Happened:  The Phillies scored three runs in the third on an RBI-double from J.T. Realmuto followed by a two-run home run from Bryce Harper.  They added an insurance run in the eighth when Andrew McCutchen doubled home Jean Segura.  The Phillies pitchers walked 10 batters with starter Matt Moore walking four, Hector Neris walking the bases loaded in the sixth and Archie Bradley also walking three batters.  Ian Kennedy was called on for a four-out save and after he plunked Fernando Tatis with the bases loaded to force in a run, he settled down and notched his fourth save.

Featured Card:  Topps keeps making Harper cards (for now) so I'll keep featuring them here.

Transaction:  In a somewhat surprising move, the Phillies selected the contract of Jorge Bonifacio (of) from Lehigh Valley and designated Mauricio Llovera (rhp) for assignment.  Bonifacio had appeared in 71 games for both Reading and Lehigh Valley, batting .273 with 15 home runs and 54 RBIs.  He batted sixth and started in center field, going 0 for 3 with a pair of strikeouts in his Phillies debut.

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