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| 2023 Topps #128 |
Game 1 - Thursday Afternoon, March 30th in Arlington
Record - 0-1, Tied for 3rd Place, 1 game behind the Braves and Mets
One Sentence Summary: The Phillies jumped to a 5-0 lead before Aaron Nola, Gregory Soto and Connor Brogdon gave up nine Rangers runs in a nightmare fourth inning.
What It Means: Opening weekend was admittedly an afterthought for me, as I drove down to Myrtle Beach to watch my oldest son Doug compete in five spring training games at The Ripken Experience. And what an experience it was! Doug's teams fared much better than the Phillies, going 1-1 in the Junior Varsity games and 1-3 in the Varsity games. Doug pitched in three of the six games, giving up a run over four innings. At the plate, he was 1 for 3 with three walks, five runs scored, an RBI and a pair of stolen bases. It was a thrilling weekend, and I hope we get to go back next year. (Picture and a video below.)
What It Means: Opening weekend was admittedly an afterthought for me, as I drove down to Myrtle Beach to watch my oldest son Doug compete in five spring training games at The Ripken Experience. And what an experience it was! Doug's teams fared much better than the Phillies, going 1-1 in the Junior Varsity games and 1-3 in the Varsity games. Doug pitched in three of the six games, giving up a run over four innings. At the plate, he was 1 for 3 with three walks, five runs scored, an RBI and a pair of stolen bases. It was a thrilling weekend, and I hope we get to go back next year. (Picture and a video below.)
Following my nine-plus hour drive down, I watched this Phillies game at the bar of RipTydz Oceanfront Grille & Rooftop Bar while enjoying shrimp tacos.
What Happened: Nola started off solid, but then the wheels came off in the fourth. His inning went - single, ground out, single, walk, two-run double from Jonah Heim, three-run home run from Robbie Grossman, ground out, call to the bullpen. Soto didn't retire any of the batters he faced, giving him an ERA of infinity to start his Phillies career.
What Happened: Nola started off solid, but then the wheels came off in the fourth. His inning went - single, ground out, single, walk, two-run double from Jonah Heim, three-run home run from Robbie Grossman, ground out, call to the bullpen. Soto didn't retire any of the batters he faced, giving him an ERA of infinity to start his Phillies career.
Alec Bohm connected for a two-run home run in the second, Trea Turner collected an RBI-triple in the third and Brandon Marsh doubled home Bohm in the fourth. Unfortunately, the game continued after that. Bohm and J.T. Realmuto each had three hits.
Featured Card: Bohm should have been the star of this game, had the fourth inning never happened.
Transaction: The camp head count was 35 following the final spring training game on Tuesday afternoon. Prior to the season opener, Rhys Hoskins (1b) and Rafael Marchan (c) were placed on the 60-day IL, Nick Nelson (rhp), Cristopher Sanchez (lhp) and Ranger Suarez (lhp) were placed on the 15-day IL, and Bryce Harper (of) was placed on the 10-day IL. Noah Song (rhp) was also activated from the military restricted list and placed on the 15-day IL. The final two non-roster invitees, Will Toffey (inf) and Andrew Painter (rhp) were reassigned to minor league camp, and the math here is 35 - 7 - 2 = 26 if you're keeping score at home.
Featured Card: Bohm should have been the star of this game, had the fourth inning never happened.
Transaction: The camp head count was 35 following the final spring training game on Tuesday afternoon. Prior to the season opener, Rhys Hoskins (1b) and Rafael Marchan (c) were placed on the 60-day IL, Nick Nelson (rhp), Cristopher Sanchez (lhp) and Ranger Suarez (lhp) were placed on the 15-day IL, and Bryce Harper (of) was placed on the 10-day IL. Noah Song (rhp) was also activated from the military restricted list and placed on the 15-day IL. The final two non-roster invitees, Will Toffey (inf) and Andrew Painter (rhp) were reassigned to minor league camp, and the math here is 35 - 7 - 2 = 26 if you're keeping score at home.
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