Game 13 - Four Dingers Fuel Denver Win

2017 Topps Updated #US45

Phillies 9, Rockies 6
Game 13 - Wednesday Afternoon, April 20th in Denver
Record - 5-8, Tied for 4th Place, 4 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies secured a much-needed win thanks largely to four home runs, as they escaped from Denver following a 9-6 victory.

What It Means:  After an off day on Thursday, the Phillies will open a seven-game homestead against the Brewers and Rockies, beginning Friday night.  They were a disappointing 2-5 on the road trip to Miami and Denver.

What Happened:  In yet another version of the batting order, the six, seven and eight batters - Kyle Schwarber, Alec Bohm and Joan Camargo - combined to go 7 for 12 with five runs scored and eight RBIs.  The Phillies took a brief 3-2 lead in the fourth following home runs from Nick Castellanos and Bohm.  The Rockies took the lead in the fifth, but Schwarber tied the game again in the sixth with an absolute moonshot of a home run that reached the first row of the Coors Field third deck.  The offense put the game out of reach in the seventh.  Schwarber was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, Bohm hit a sacrifice fly and Camargo launched a three-run home run to left.

Zach Eflin started and earned a no decision with 5 2/3 innings of work, allowing four runs on nine hits.  Jose Alvarado and Corey Knebel supplied the final two scoreless innings of relief, with Knebel notching his second save.

Featured Card:  Camargo, the team's back-up utility infielder, went 4 for 5 in this game, raising his season average to .382.  We'll most likely need to wait for the Topps Update or Topps Heritage High Numbers releases for a mainstream Phillies baseball card for Camargo, and for now here's his first Topps flagship appearance from the 2017 Topps Update set.

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