Saturday, April 27, 2024

Game 27 - Home Run Barrage Supports Nola in Win

2024 Topps Heritage #414
Phillies 9
, Padres 3
Game 27 - Late Friday Night, April 26th in San Diego
Record - 17-10, 2nd Place, 2 1/2 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies offense used a barrage of home runs to support Aaron Nola's stellar outing in this 9-3 win over the Padres.

What It Means:  I made it to the fifth inning before succumbing to sleep.  The 8:40 start tonight should help a little.

What Happened:  The Phillies jumped to an early 2-0 lead following Kyle Schwarber's lead-off home run, followed by doubles from Alec Bohm and Brandon Marsh later in the first inning.  In the third inning, Bryce Harper homered, J.T. Realmuto doubled, Marsh homered and Nick Castellanos homered to put the Phillies up, 6-0.  It was Castellanos' first home run of 2024 as the right fielder slowly emerges from his slump.  Bohm added an RBI single in fourth and Realmuto capped the scoring with a two-run home run in the seventh.  Bohm and Marsh both had three hits in this game.

Nola notched his fourth win, pitching eight strong innings and allowing three runs on seven hits.  He struck out 10.

Featured Card:  Bohm's three-hit night raised his team-leading batting average to .347, but I'll give the card to Marsh.  This is his card from the recently released Topps Heritage set.

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