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| 2020 Topps Now Turn Back the Clock #199 |
Game 75 - Friday Night, June 21st in Philadelphia
Record - 49-26, 1st Place, 6 games ahead of the Braves
One Sentence Summary: Taijuan Walker couldn't hold off the Diamondbacks on the night Cole Hamels officially retired and was honored in a pre-game ceremony.
What It Means: We'd find out a few days later that Walker has a blister on a finger on his pitching hand, requiring an Injured List stint.
What Happened: Walker only lasted four innings, allowing four runs on three home runs. Spencer Turnball, slated to take his spot in the rotation, pitched three shutout innings. For the Phillies, Trea Turner hit a two-run home run in the third, and the suddenly hot Nick Castellanos connected for a solo home run, his 10th of the season, in the eighth.
Featured Card: Like they did for Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard in 2019, the Phillies honored Cole Hamels with a cool pre-game ceremony. Hamels gave a great speech, thanking the Phillies fans, as his ex-teammates and other former Phillies greats looked on. Steve Carlton delivered the ceremonial first pitch ball to Hamels, with Hamels winding up and throwing to his former battery-mate, Carlos Ruiz. The Phillies are incredible at putting on these ceremonies, and while we weren't there in person, it was great to watch on TV before a busy weekend.
What It Means: We'd find out a few days later that Walker has a blister on a finger on his pitching hand, requiring an Injured List stint.
What Happened: Walker only lasted four innings, allowing four runs on three home runs. Spencer Turnball, slated to take his spot in the rotation, pitched three shutout innings. For the Phillies, Trea Turner hit a two-run home run in the third, and the suddenly hot Nick Castellanos connected for a solo home run, his 10th of the season, in the eighth.
Featured Card: Like they did for Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard in 2019, the Phillies honored Cole Hamels with a cool pre-game ceremony. Hamels gave a great speech, thanking the Phillies fans, as his ex-teammates and other former Phillies greats looked on. Steve Carlton delivered the ceremonial first pitch ball to Hamels, with Hamels winding up and throwing to his former battery-mate, Carlos Ruiz. The Phillies are incredible at putting on these ceremonies, and while we weren't there in person, it was great to watch on TV before a busy weekend.
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