Game 137 - Monday Afternoon, September 6th in Milwaukee
Record - 71-66, 2nd Place, 1 1/2 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: After struggling to put together any kind of offense against the lowly Marlins, the Phillies battered the first place Brewers with 16 hits and six home runs in this 12-0 win.
What It Means: I had to labor on Labor Day, but the Phillies at least provided an enjoyable matinee and a great start to an important Brewers series.
What Happened: Zack Wheeler (six innings), Hector Neris (one innings) and Matt Moore (two innings) combined for the six-hit shutout. Neris recorded his 500th career strikeout, putting him 19 behind Ron Reed on the team's all-time list for strikeouts from a relief pitcher. That's pretty impressive. The Phillies took the early lead in the first inning when Bryce Harper hit a two-run home run. Freddy Galvis added a solo home run in the second. Also homering were Brad Miller (twice), Andrew McCutchen and Jean Segura, whose eighth inning grand slam put the game out of reach.
Featured Card: The slam was the first in Segura's career. Nice job here of Topps going with the "second baseman / third baseman" position on Segura's Gypsy Queen card. I thought it was a mistake, and I had forgotten Segura played 24 games last season at third, while playing 32 games at second.
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