Sunday, July 23, 2023

Game 98 - Phils Continue to Find Ways to Lose

2019 Bowman Heritage #53VR-86
Guardians 1
, Phillies 0
Game 98 - Saturday Night, July 22nd in Cleveland
Record - 52-46, Tied for 2nd Place, 11 1/2 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  Managing just two hits against Guardians' pitching, and allowing the only run of the game to score on a botched pop up, the Phillies produced another frustrating loss, dropping this game, 1-0.

What It Means:  They'll try not to get swept out of Cleveland this afternoon with Aaron Nola on the mound.

What Happened:  Zack Wheeler was the hard-luck loser, allowing just a run on five hits in his seven innings.  He struck out eight.  The Guardians scored in the sixth when a pop up from Jose Ramirez landed between Brandon Marsh, Bryson Stott and Nick Castellanos, scoring Amed Rosario from first base.  It was like watching a bad Little League play.  Trea Turner singled in the first and Edmundo Sosa led off the sixth with a double, but wouldn't move as Kyle Schwarber, Turner and Castellanos went down in order.

Featured Card:  Old friend Enyel De Los Santos, now one of the Guardians' most reliable relievers, pitched a scoreless eighth inning, striking out Marsh.  De Los Santos has appeared in 92 games for the Guardians over the past two seasons, earning a record of 9-1 with a 2.87 ERA in 94 innings pitched.  He was all over the 2019 baseball card sets with the Phillies, including this card from the 2019 Bowman Heritage set.

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