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| 2023 Topps Phillies #PHI-8 |
Game 34 - Saturday Night, May 6th in Philadelphia
Record - 15-19, 4th Place, 8 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: The backwards slide continued as Bailey Falter and the Phillies couldn't overcome the surging Sox, losing 7-4.
What It Means: The losing streak is at six, and the Phils will try to avoid a series sweep behind Taijuan Walker this afternoon.
What Happened: Falter dropped to 0-6. He was perfect through the first three innings, setting done nine Red Sox batters in order. The wheels completely fell off in the fourth, as Falter allowed five runs to score and departed the game. Bryce Harper connected for his first home run of 2023 in the fifth inning, and Trea Turner hit his fourth home run in the seventh. Leadoff batter Kyle Schwarber saw his average drop to .176 after an 0 for 5 outing.
Featured Card: The 17-card Topps Phillies team sets are out, and this set is once again a nice complement to the regular Topps flagship release. The sets serve as previews to cards we'll eventually see in Series Two, or contain cards that may never make it to the main flagship release. This Falter card may or may not appear in Series Two, but it's nice to have a standard mainstream Phillies baseball card for the pitcher, even though he's struggling right now. Topps has released these sets every years since 2006, skipping 2021 as the world (and the baseball card market) recovered from the pandemic.
What It Means: The losing streak is at six, and the Phils will try to avoid a series sweep behind Taijuan Walker this afternoon.
What Happened: Falter dropped to 0-6. He was perfect through the first three innings, setting done nine Red Sox batters in order. The wheels completely fell off in the fourth, as Falter allowed five runs to score and departed the game. Bryce Harper connected for his first home run of 2023 in the fifth inning, and Trea Turner hit his fourth home run in the seventh. Leadoff batter Kyle Schwarber saw his average drop to .176 after an 0 for 5 outing.
Featured Card: The 17-card Topps Phillies team sets are out, and this set is once again a nice complement to the regular Topps flagship release. The sets serve as previews to cards we'll eventually see in Series Two, or contain cards that may never make it to the main flagship release. This Falter card may or may not appear in Series Two, but it's nice to have a standard mainstream Phillies baseball card for the pitcher, even though he's struggling right now. Topps has released these sets every years since 2006, skipping 2021 as the world (and the baseball card market) recovered from the pandemic.
Field Report: Doug and I made it through the seventh inning of this game before opting to beat the traffic and head home. We enjoyed Bull's BBQ for dinner, picked up the aforementioned Topps Phillies team set, and added a few more Phillies Kids Club cards to Doug's brother Ben's set. The Bull's BBQ, the sights and the company were excellent, the game not so much.
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