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| 2023 Topps Now World Baseball Classic #WBC-45 |
Game 14 - Friday Night, April 14th in Cincinnati
Record - 5-9, 4th Place, 5 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: Taijuan Walker won his first game with the Phillies, throwing six strong innings in this 8-3 victory.
What It Means: For one night at least, the Phillies looked good all the way around and won easily. I'm hoping for a few more of these no-doubt-about it wins in the coming weeks.
What Happened: Walker allowed four hits and a run in his outing while striking out four. Seranthony Dominguez continued his early season struggles, allowing a run in the seventh, but Jose Alvarado struck out the side in the eighth, making it look easy. The offense collected hits when it needed them. Early scoring came on an RBI double from Kyle Schwarber in the first and a solo home run from Edmundo Sosa in the second. Nick Castellanos doubled home Schwarber in the third, with Brandon Marsh tripling home Castellanos shortly thereafter. Marsh would come home on a J.T. Realmuto sacrifice fly, making it 5-0. Three more runs crossed the plate in the ninth on a Realmuto double and a two-run single from Alec Bohm.
Featured Card: We're still waiting for a Phillies baseball card for Walker, and this is his only baseball card to date from 2023. Walker pitched for Mexico against Great Britain in the World Baseball Classic in March, striking out eight batters over four innings. The print run for this card was only 317, making it fairly rare.
What It Means: For one night at least, the Phillies looked good all the way around and won easily. I'm hoping for a few more of these no-doubt-about it wins in the coming weeks.
What Happened: Walker allowed four hits and a run in his outing while striking out four. Seranthony Dominguez continued his early season struggles, allowing a run in the seventh, but Jose Alvarado struck out the side in the eighth, making it look easy. The offense collected hits when it needed them. Early scoring came on an RBI double from Kyle Schwarber in the first and a solo home run from Edmundo Sosa in the second. Nick Castellanos doubled home Schwarber in the third, with Brandon Marsh tripling home Castellanos shortly thereafter. Marsh would come home on a J.T. Realmuto sacrifice fly, making it 5-0. Three more runs crossed the plate in the ninth on a Realmuto double and a two-run single from Alec Bohm.
Featured Card: We're still waiting for a Phillies baseball card for Walker, and this is his only baseball card to date from 2023. Walker pitched for Mexico against Great Britain in the World Baseball Classic in March, striking out eight batters over four innings. The print run for this card was only 317, making it fairly rare.
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