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Game 50 - Wednesday Night, May 22nd in Philadelphia
Record - 36-14, 1st Place, 6 games ahead of the Braves
One Sentence Summary: The Phillies showed no signs of letting up in this decisive 11-4 win over the Rangers.
What It Means: As Matt Gelb posted on X, the Phillies are the 26th team since 1901 to begin with 36 wins in its first 50 games, and the first team to do that since the 2001 Mariners. 11 of the 25 teams to do it before the Phillies went on to win the World Series. The Phillies have never had a better start to their season in franchise history.
What Happened: The Rangers scored first off Taijuan Walker, but the Phillies scored way more often. They put up three different innings scoring more than a pair of runs, including a big four-run sixth inning. In the sixth, and already leading 6-3, J.T. Realmuto lined a two-run single to left and Alec Bohm followed that with his league-leading 20th double that dropped into center among four converging Rangers' fielders, scoring two more runs. Realmuto and Edmundo Sosa had homered earlier in the game, with Bryce Harper hitting his 12th home run in the eighth inning.
What It Means: As Matt Gelb posted on X, the Phillies are the 26th team since 1901 to begin with 36 wins in its first 50 games, and the first team to do that since the 2001 Mariners. 11 of the 25 teams to do it before the Phillies went on to win the World Series. The Phillies have never had a better start to their season in franchise history.
What Happened: The Rangers scored first off Taijuan Walker, but the Phillies scored way more often. They put up three different innings scoring more than a pair of runs, including a big four-run sixth inning. In the sixth, and already leading 6-3, J.T. Realmuto lined a two-run single to left and Alec Bohm followed that with his league-leading 20th double that dropped into center among four converging Rangers' fielders, scoring two more runs. Realmuto and Edmundo Sosa had homered earlier in the game, with Bryce Harper hitting his 12th home run in the eighth inning.
Walker labored and exited in the fifth inning, but the bullpen, led by Matt Strahm's scoreless 1 1/3 innings, took care of the Rangers the rest of the way.
Featured Card: Realmuto went 2 for 5 with three RBIs, including his sixth home run of the year in the third inning. According to @BoopStats, Realmuto's blast was the 14,000th in Phillies' club history. Here's his team-issued Phillies Kids Club card, and as of this writing, I'm three away from a team set.
Featured Card: Realmuto went 2 for 5 with three RBIs, including his sixth home run of the year in the third inning. According to @BoopStats, Realmuto's blast was the 14,000th in Phillies' club history. Here's his team-issued Phillies Kids Club card, and as of this writing, I'm three away from a team set.
Field Report: Jenna and I had dinner at Pass and Stow and then settled into our seats in Section 315 for this game, two of the 39,595 in attendance on a gorgeous Wednesday night in May.
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