Friday, May 3, 2024

Game 30 - Bullpen Can't Hold Off Halos in Loss

2020 Topps On-Demand Dynamic Duals #1
Angels 6
Phillies 5
Game 30 - Late Monday Night, April 29th in Anaheim
Record - 19-11, 2nd Place, 1 1/2 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  Seranthony Dominguez's troubles continued as the Phillies lost late in Anaheim, allowing the Angels to come from behind for a 6-5 win.

What It Means:  For the first time in quite a while, a Phillies series went by without me catching more than an inning or two.  Work crap, a busy high school baseball schedule for our oldest son, and West Coast start times conspired to make my week largely Phillies-free.  But I'm glad they pulled out a series victory, and it will be nice to have them playing at regular times until a visit to San Francisco at the end of the month.

What Happened:  Cristopher Sanchez had a shaky outing and was charged with four runs in his five innings of work.  Orion Kerkering inherited a pair of runners from Sanchez in the sixth, and they would both score.  With the score tied 4-4, Dominguez gave up back-to-back singles to open the seventh and then uncorked a wild pitch to give the Angels the lead.  On the same play, a second run scored on a Garrett Stubbs throwing error.

Alec Bohm drove in three runs.  He had a two-run single in the first, and a sacrifice fly in the ninth.

Featured Card:  Here's the one Trout card (so far) in my Phillies collection, a 2020 Topps On Demand card he shares with Bryce Harper.  I still feel Trout will play for the Phillies at some point before his big league career is over, and I wish him all the best as he recovers from the recent knee surgery sidelining him for a few weeks.

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