Game 49 - Memorial Day Meltdown

2021 Topps Archives #262

Giants 5, Phillies 4 (10 Innings)
Game 49 - Monday Afternoon, May 30th in Philadelphia
Record - 21-28, 3rd Place, 11 1/2 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  Another late comeback was wasted by another failure by the Phillies bullpen in this 5-4 extra-inning loss.

What It Means:  The Phillies continue to frustrate and baffle, with no clear direction or hope in sight.  They've lost four in a row and six of their last seven games.

What Happened:  Nick Castellanos and Rhys Hoskins hit solo home runs for the Phillies, with Hoskins' blast representing the only hit by the offense between the fourth inning and the ninth inning.  With the score tied at 2-2, Corey Knebel again attempted to shut down the opposing offense and again failed.  Evan Longoria hit a home run to center off Knebel to give the Giants a 3-2 lead.  Kyle Schwarber, who might be heating up a little, hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth to again tie the score at 3-3.  But then in the 10th, Phillies reliever Andrew Bellatti gave up a two-run home run to Curt Casali and we were glad we had left this game early (see below).

Field Report:  Jenna and I had tickets to this Memorial Day matinee, and we braved the heat to enjoy the ballpark and hopefully watch a Phillies victory.  We were 1 for 2 on the day.  I finally broke down and stood in line for a Manco & Manco pizza, and while I was happy with my decision I think it tastes better on the boardwalk.

Featured Card/Transaction:  Bailey Falter (lhp) was optioned to Lehigh Valley and Mickey Moniak (of) was activated from the injured list.  Moniak made his season debut after suffering a broken hand in the final game of spring training.  He went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts, but made a nice diving catch in the eighth.

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