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| 2024 Topps #409 |
Game 130 - Sunday Afternoon, August 25th in Kansas City
Record - 76-54, 1st Place, 6 games ahead of the Braves
One Sentence Summary: Garrett Stubbs fell a home run short of the cycle and was 4 for 4 in this 11-3 series finale win over the Royals.
What It Means: We listened to the entirety of this game on the radio, from the pregame show to the postgame wrap-up, while making the 15-hour drive back from Walt Disney World on Sunday. The drive was unplanned, as we had booked flights for our trip, but American Airlines had other plans in store for us this week in the form of an abruptly cancelled flight down to Orlando. After some panic, some therapeutic cursing and several deep breaths, the decision was made to load up the family truckster and head out on the road. I'm grateful to Stubbs and the Phillies for giving us two hours and forty-one minutes of enjoyable baseball between North Carolina and Maryland.
What Happened: Kolby Allard got the start, pushing all starters back a day to provide a little more rest. He improved to 2-0 on the year with five solid innings, scattering eight hits and allowing a pair of solo home runs. Five of the starters had multi-hit days. Alec Bohm got back on track with a pair of hits and three RBIs. Kyle Schwarber also had a pair off hits, including a double, and three RBIs. Nick Castellanos hit a two-run home run in the eighth.
Featured Card: Is Stubbs the most popular back-up catcher in Phillies franchise history? Here's his card from Topps Series Two.
Transaction: Allard (lhp) was recalled from Lehigh Valley with Max Lazar (rhp) temporarily getting optioned back down.
What It Means: We listened to the entirety of this game on the radio, from the pregame show to the postgame wrap-up, while making the 15-hour drive back from Walt Disney World on Sunday. The drive was unplanned, as we had booked flights for our trip, but American Airlines had other plans in store for us this week in the form of an abruptly cancelled flight down to Orlando. After some panic, some therapeutic cursing and several deep breaths, the decision was made to load up the family truckster and head out on the road. I'm grateful to Stubbs and the Phillies for giving us two hours and forty-one minutes of enjoyable baseball between North Carolina and Maryland.
What Happened: Kolby Allard got the start, pushing all starters back a day to provide a little more rest. He improved to 2-0 on the year with five solid innings, scattering eight hits and allowing a pair of solo home runs. Five of the starters had multi-hit days. Alec Bohm got back on track with a pair of hits and three RBIs. Kyle Schwarber also had a pair off hits, including a double, and three RBIs. Nick Castellanos hit a two-run home run in the eighth.
Featured Card: Is Stubbs the most popular back-up catcher in Phillies franchise history? Here's his card from Topps Series Two.
Transaction: Allard (lhp) was recalled from Lehigh Valley with Max Lazar (rhp) temporarily getting optioned back down.
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