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| 2008 Upper Deck Ballpark Collection #237 |
Game 86 - Sunday Afternoon, July 10th in St. Louis
Record - 46-40, 3rd Place, 7 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: In a bullpen game necessitated by injuries to a few Phillies starters, the Cardinals pulled out a 4-3 win.
What It Means: This was a frustrating loss, given the Phillies held a 3-1 lead heading to the bottom of the sixth. The offense just couldn't keep adding on and the bullpen had a rare poor showing.
What Happened: Nick Nelson got the spot start and allowed a run in his two innings of work. Cristopher Sanchez allowed a pair of runs, including a momentum changing home run to Albert Pujols in the sixth. Seranthony Dominguez was on the mound when the Cardinals took the lead for good on an eighth inning sacrifice fly by Tommy Edman. The Phillies offense had 11 hits, but couldn't string them together to produce a clump of runs. Kyle Schwarber hit his 28th home run in the fifth inning.
Featured Card: Pujols is retiring at the end of this season, and he's a lock to enter Cooperstown once eligible for induction. Looking through my database of Phillies baseball cards, I have nine cards of his in my collection, all issued between 2003 and 2010, featuring Pujols and at least one Phillies player. Most of these cards are League Leaders cards, but this card, from the 2008 Upper Deck Ballpark Collection set, is just a random collection of four of the day's top sluggers.
Transaction: Sam Clay (lhp), on the 40-man roster for a grand total of three days, was claimed off waivers by the New York Mets.
What It Means: This was a frustrating loss, given the Phillies held a 3-1 lead heading to the bottom of the sixth. The offense just couldn't keep adding on and the bullpen had a rare poor showing.
What Happened: Nick Nelson got the spot start and allowed a run in his two innings of work. Cristopher Sanchez allowed a pair of runs, including a momentum changing home run to Albert Pujols in the sixth. Seranthony Dominguez was on the mound when the Cardinals took the lead for good on an eighth inning sacrifice fly by Tommy Edman. The Phillies offense had 11 hits, but couldn't string them together to produce a clump of runs. Kyle Schwarber hit his 28th home run in the fifth inning.
Featured Card: Pujols is retiring at the end of this season, and he's a lock to enter Cooperstown once eligible for induction. Looking through my database of Phillies baseball cards, I have nine cards of his in my collection, all issued between 2003 and 2010, featuring Pujols and at least one Phillies player. Most of these cards are League Leaders cards, but this card, from the 2008 Upper Deck Ballpark Collection set, is just a random collection of four of the day's top sluggers.
Transaction: Sam Clay (lhp), on the 40-man roster for a grand total of three days, was claimed off waivers by the New York Mets.
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