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| 2023 Topps Heritage #134 |
Game 107 - Tuesday Night, August 1st in Miami
Record - 58-49, 2nd Place, 11 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: The Phillies were held scoreless and mostly lifeless until a three-run outburst in the ninth inning, capped by a Nick Castellanos two-run home run, sent them to this 3-1 win.
What It Means: A statement was needed against the division rival Marlins, and after this game things looked to be headed in the right direction.
What Happened: Phillies' batters were thrilled to see Marlins' starter Sandy Alcantara exit the game after nine innings. Alcantara shut down the Phillies through eight, allowing four hits and striking out five. Phillies' starter Ranger Suarez was hit often, but somehow managed to give up only a run on 10 hits and a pair of walks in 6 1/3 innings.
What It Means: A statement was needed against the division rival Marlins, and after this game things looked to be headed in the right direction.
What Happened: Phillies' batters were thrilled to see Marlins' starter Sandy Alcantara exit the game after nine innings. Alcantara shut down the Phillies through eight, allowing four hits and striking out five. Phillies' starter Ranger Suarez was hit often, but somehow managed to give up only a run on 10 hits and a pair of walks in 6 1/3 innings.
Down to their final at-bat, trailing 1-0 in the top of the 9th, Kyle Schwarber led off the inning with a walk drawn from new Marlins' closer David Robertson. Bryce Harper would double home pinch-runner Jake Cave a batter later, tying the game. Castellanos then delivered his 15th home run of the year to give the Phillies a 3-1 lead. Seranthony Dominguez was perfect in the bottom of the ninth, recording his first save of the season.
Featured Card: Here's this year's Topps Heritage card for the Phillies' All-Star, who had bee struggling mightily before his big home run.
Transactions: On trade deadline day, the Phillies pulled off two deals. First, Michael Lorenzen (rhp) was acquired from the Tigers for prospect Hao-Yu Lee (inf). Lorenzen was an All-Star this year in his first year with the Tigers. He's a veteran of nine big league seasons, where he's been primarily a starter in only his first year, 2015 with the Reds, and these past two seasons with the Angels and Tigers. He's 36-36 lifetime with a 4.02 ERA in 331 games pitched. A threat at the plate too, he's a lifetime .233 batter with seven home runs, including two against the Phillies. Lee was batting .283 in 64 games this season with the Low-A Jersey Shore BlueClaws.
Featured Card: Here's this year's Topps Heritage card for the Phillies' All-Star, who had bee struggling mightily before his big home run.
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Second, the Phillies traded Bailey Falter (lhp) to the Pirates for Rodolfo Castro (inf). In 2 1/2 seasons with the Pirates, Castro batted .226 in 180 games with 22 home runs and 57 RBIs. Falter showed flashes of brilliance during his two-plus years with the Phillies, but overall he was 8-12 with a 4.56 ERA in 50 games, including 24 starts. He was lit up by the Padres in last year's NLCS Game 4, allowing four runs in the first in a game the Phillies would ultimately win, 10-6.
Josh Harrison (inf) was designated for assignment to make room for Lorenzen on the 40-man roster, meaning the Phillies played with an open roster spot in this game.
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