Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Game 76 - Punchless Phils Fall Again

2016 Topps Heritage Minor League
1967 Topps Stickers #13
Braves 4
, Phillies 1
Game 76 - Wednesday Night, June 29th in Philadelphia
Record - 39-37, 3rd Place, 8 games behind the Mets

Post-Vacation Catch-Up Post 5 of 11

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies went quietly into the night as the Braves cruised to an easy 4-1 victory.

What It Means:  Fortunately things would start to pick up, but at this point the loss of Bryce Harper was being felt as evidenced by a punchless offense.

What Happened:  Rhys Hoskins, on his way to Player of the Week honors, had a double and a solo home run, with the rest of the line-up contributing two singles.  Ranger Suarez left in the seventh inning.  He gave up four runs on six hits while striking out seven and he'd land on the injured list a few days later with lower back spasms.

Featured Card:  Mark Appel made his big league debut, pitching a scoreless ninth inning and striking out Adam Duvall.  It's been a long, strange trip for Appel who retired from baseball and didn't appear in any professional games between 2018 and 2020.

Transaction:  Darick Hall (1b) was rewarded with a promotion to the majors thanks to his scorching few months at the plate with the IronPigs.  He went 0 for 4 in his big league debut, but bigger things were on the horizon for Hall in the coming week.  Johan Camargo went back on the injured list with a right knee strain and James McArthur (rhp) was recalled and placed on the 60-day IL to make room for Hall on the 40-man roster.  Hall switched from uniform #88 to the more appropriate #25.

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