Game 39 - Phils Offense Supports Ranger's Return

2023 Topps Phillies #PHI-7

Phillies 7, Rockies 4
Game 39 - Saturday Night, May 13th in Denver
Record - 20-19, 2nd Place, 5 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  Ranger Suarez made his 2023 season debut, and the Phillies offense collected 11 hits in this 7-4 win in Denver.

What It Means:  The Phillies won their fifth in a row, and would go for a series sweep on Sunday afternoon.  (Spoiler alert - it wouldn't work out.)

What Happened:  Suarez had been sidelined since March with left forearm tightness, ending his brief time with Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.  He went four innings, allowing three runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out four.  Connor Brogdon would pick up the win with two scoreless innings of relief.

The Phillies scored four times in the first inning with RBI singles from Nick Castellenos and Alec Bohm leading the way.  Garrett Stubbs would add an RBI-single in the seventh and Bryce Harper capped the night with a two-run home run in the ninth.

There was an incredibly scary moment in the second when Castellanos lined a ball off the side of Rockies' starting pitcher Ryan Feltner's head.  Feltner left the game for the hospital and it was reported on Sunday morning the pitcher had suffered a fractured skull.

Featured Card:  I'm slowly posting all cards from the Topps Phillies retail team set, and here's the card for Suarez, which will likely mirror his card to be released in Topps Series Two.

Transaction:  Suarez (lhp) was activated from the Injured List and Luis Ortiz (rhp) was optioned back to Lehigh Valley.

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