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| 2024 Chachi #60 |
Phillies 13, Nationals 3
Game 121 - Thursday Night, August 15th in Philadelphia
Record - 71-50, 1st Place, 7 games ahead of the Braves
One Sentence Summary: Highlighted by Weston Wilson's cycle, the Phillies banged out 17 hits en route to a 13-3 win over the Nationals.
What It Means: All is right with the world?
What Happened: The Phillies jumped on the Nationals quickly, scoring four first inning runs. Alec Bohm got the party started with a three-run home run, followed by a Nick Castellanos solo homer. They plated five more runs in the fourth. Weston Wilson led off with a triple and came home on a Johan Rojas single to left. Kyle Schwarber singled, Trea Turner doubled him home and Bryce Harper singled Turner home to make it 8-0, Phillies. Castellanos capped the inning's activity with an RBI single to bring home Harper. Four more runs would score by the end of the night, with Wilson hitting a solo home run and Johan Rojas contributing a two-run single in the eighth.
Featured Card: Wilson had a memorable night, collecting the 10th cycle in Phillies' history and becoming the first Phillies rookie to accomplish the feat. Following his triple to start the fourth, he singled before the inning ended. In the seventh, he hit a solo home run to right center, his third of the season. And in the eighth, he lofted a fly ball that just eluded right fielder Alex Call diving attempt, dropping in for a double.
What It Means: All is right with the world?
What Happened: The Phillies jumped on the Nationals quickly, scoring four first inning runs. Alec Bohm got the party started with a three-run home run, followed by a Nick Castellanos solo homer. They plated five more runs in the fourth. Weston Wilson led off with a triple and came home on a Johan Rojas single to left. Kyle Schwarber singled, Trea Turner doubled him home and Bryce Harper singled Turner home to make it 8-0, Phillies. Castellanos capped the inning's activity with an RBI single to bring home Harper. Four more runs would score by the end of the night, with Wilson hitting a solo home run and Johan Rojas contributing a two-run single in the eighth.
Featured Card: Wilson had a memorable night, collecting the 10th cycle in Phillies' history and becoming the first Phillies rookie to accomplish the feat. Following his triple to start the fourth, he singled before the inning ended. In the seventh, he hit a solo home run to right center, his third of the season. And in the eighth, he lofted a fly ball that just eluded right fielder Alex Call diving attempt, dropping in for a double.
Field Report: And we were there! Jenna and I enjoyed our now traditional pre-game meal at Pass and Stowe before walking the concourse and taking in the game from various vantage points. It was a little over a year ago we witnessed Michael Lorenzen's no-hitter.
2024 Chachi #59 Max Lazar / 2024 Chachi #61 Tyler Gilbert
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