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Game 9 - Sunday Afternoon, April 9th in Philadelphia
Record - 3-6, 4th Place, 2 1/2 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: Baserunning blunders and a poor outing from Seranthony Dominguez led to this stunning 6-4 defeat by the Reds.
What It Means: The Phillies won the series, but should have had the sweep. The Marlins with Jean Segura come to town next for a three-game series beginning Monday night.
What Happened: Baserunning blunders in the first, fourth and eighth innings by Nick Castellanos, Brandon Marsh and Kyle Schwarber, respectively took away runs or potential runs and eventually cost the Phillies the ballgame. The pitching staff also gave up nine walks, led by five from starter Taijuan Walker and a costly pair from Dominguez that would prove to be the winning runs for the Reds. Dominguez entered in the ninth trying to secure a save with the Phillies up 4-2. He walked two batters, TJ Friedl reached on an infield single and then Jake Fraley hit a bases-clearing double to give the Reds the lead.
What It Means: The Phillies won the series, but should have had the sweep. The Marlins with Jean Segura come to town next for a three-game series beginning Monday night.
What Happened: Baserunning blunders in the first, fourth and eighth innings by Nick Castellanos, Brandon Marsh and Kyle Schwarber, respectively took away runs or potential runs and eventually cost the Phillies the ballgame. The pitching staff also gave up nine walks, led by five from starter Taijuan Walker and a costly pair from Dominguez that would prove to be the winning runs for the Reds. Dominguez entered in the ninth trying to secure a save with the Phillies up 4-2. He walked two batters, TJ Friedl reached on an infield single and then Jake Fraley hit a bases-clearing double to give the Reds the lead.
Alec Bohm broke a 2-2 tie in the fourth with a two-run home runs to left, scoring Bryson Stott.
Featured Cards/Field Report: We watched the game from our seats in the Diamond Club, which I was told today has been rebranded the CP Rankin Club. CP Rankin spent a ton of money I'm sure for the branding rights, all for me to continue to call it the Diamond Club. In any event, the pregame ring ceremony was spectacular. Every member of the current Phillies club was on hand to receive their rings, with the loudest ovations saved for the last two players out of the dugout - Rhys Hoskins and Bryce Harper. There were also a number of players who appeared with the Phillies in 2022 who are still in the system receiving rings, including Simon Muzziotti, Damon Jones, Francisco Morales, Scott Kingery, Rafael Marchan, Will Toffey and Michael Plassmeyer. The game itself was enjoyable . . . until the ninth inning. And we even got a quick visit with the Phanatic, resulting in a very limited edition Chachi Special Edition insert card.
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