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Game 106 - Friday Night, August 5th in Philadelphia
Record - 58-48, 3rd Place, 9 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: Kyle Gibson was perfect through six and masterful through eight, and the offense contributed five home runs in this 7-2 win over the Nationals.
What It Means: There was a game?
What Happened: Gibson had a perfect game going through six innings before he hit Victor Robles with a pitch to open the seventh. Luis Garcia singled two pitches later and the no-hitter as gone too. Overall, Gibson allowed a pair of hits, one run and struck out four on the way to his seventh win. The Phillies line-up continued to mash the ball, with Rhys Hoskins, Nick Castellanos, Darick Hall, J.T. Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber all connecting for home runs.
Featured Cards/Field Report: All four of us were on-hand to watch the pre-game ceremony honoring public address announcer Dan Baker and his 50 years with the Phillies. But while Jenna and Ben settled into their seats, Doug and I prepared to stand for the duration of the game in the Hall of Fame Club in the hopes of Doug adding a few autographs to his collection. We didn't see many alumni, but those we did see all stopped to sign for the gathered collectors. He was thrilled to get signatures on his Wall of Fame prints from John Kruk, Manny Trillo and Charlie Manuel. At one point, Gary "Sarge" Mathews wheeled out a cart of milkshakes and handed them out to the assembled fans. Also signing were Tommy Greene, Del Unser, Marty Bystrom, Pat Gillick and newest Wall of Fame inductee Ron Reed. As an added bonus, it was great chatting with the proprietor of the Relief Room throughout the night, as we shared our appreciation of Barry Jones, Steve Fireovid and Scott Eyre.
What It Means: There was a game?
What Happened: Gibson had a perfect game going through six innings before he hit Victor Robles with a pitch to open the seventh. Luis Garcia singled two pitches later and the no-hitter as gone too. Overall, Gibson allowed a pair of hits, one run and struck out four on the way to his seventh win. The Phillies line-up continued to mash the ball, with Rhys Hoskins, Nick Castellanos, Darick Hall, J.T. Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber all connecting for home runs.
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For the first time since 2019, I'm happy to present a small set of custom cards to memorialize the Phillies alumni who signed for Doug, along with a few photos taken by Jenna of the fantastic pre-game ceremony. I particularly liked the picture she captured of Larry Bowa and Cesar Hernandez having a lengthy discussion during the National Anthem.
Transaction: Yairo Munoz (inf) was optioned to Lehigh Valley and Nick Maton (inf) was recalled.
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