Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Game 78 - Hall, Hoskins, 'Pen Lock Down Win

2022 Phillies Photo Cards #64
Phillies 5
, Cardinals 3
Game 78 - Friday Night, July 1st in Philadelphia
Record - 41-37, 3rd Place,  7 1/2 games behind the Mets

Post-Vacation Catch-Up Post 7 of 11

One Sentence Summary:  Darick Hall and Rhys Hoskins both homered as the Phillies came back to down the Cardinals, 5-3.

What It Means:  The Phillies started their big four-game series against the Cardinals with a win, followed by the always impressive annual fireworks display.

What Happened:  Down 3-0 entering the fifth inning, the Phillies tied the game on a Mickey Moniak double, a Kyle Schwarber RBI ground out and a sacrifice fly from Hoskins.  Hall gave the team a 4-3 lead in the sixth with his third home run in two games.  Hoskins added his 16th home run for some insurance in the seventh.

Featured Card:  I could go with another card for Hall here, but I wanted to celebrate one of the best bullpen finds of the Phillies' offseason - Andrew Bellatti.  Bailey Falter started this game and went only four innings, allowing all three Cardinals runs.  Five relievers, including Bellatti, then combined to shut down the Cardinals' offense the rest of the way.  Alex Carr Tweeted out that Bellatti's 35.5 K% leads all Phillies pitchers.

Transaction:  Falter (lhp) was recalled from the IronPigs and Oscar Mercado (of) was designated for assignment.  Mercado was on the active roster for three games, and his Phillies tenure included one pinch-hit at-bat on Thursday night.  He pinch-hit for Schwarber in the seventh inning of the blow-out win against the Braves, striking out and then playing two innings in center field.

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