| Boston Red Sox | 5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 7 |
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| 2021 Topps Heritage #160 |
Friday Afternoon, February 28
BayCare Ballpark - Clearwater, FL
Record - 3-2-1
One Sentence Summary: The Phillies won, but the exciting take-away from this game was how dominant starter Jesus Luzardo looked in his two innings of work.
What It Means: The sun was out for most of the afternoon, the weather is warming up, and I got to work with a Phillies game on in the background. Not a bad day.
What Happened: Luzardo made it look easy, throwing two perfect innings and striking out a pair. 14 of his 19 pitches thrown were strikes. The other pitching highlight came courtesy of Jean Cabrera, who also threw two scoreless innings, striking out three. The other eight Phillies pitchers used by manager Rob Thomson allowed a combined 13 walks, which isn't great. Michael Mercado and Aaron Schulfer led the way with three walks each.
What It Means: The sun was out for most of the afternoon, the weather is warming up, and I got to work with a Phillies game on in the background. Not a bad day.
What Happened: Luzardo made it look easy, throwing two perfect innings and striking out a pair. 14 of his 19 pitches thrown were strikes. The other pitching highlight came courtesy of Jean Cabrera, who also threw two scoreless innings, striking out three. The other eight Phillies pitchers used by manager Rob Thomson allowed a combined 13 walks, which isn't great. Michael Mercado and Aaron Schulfer led the way with three walks each.
Bryce Harper went 2 for 3 in his return to the line-up. Matt Kroon, Carson DeMartini and Carson Taylor all homered in the win.
Featured Card: DeMartini's blast was particularly impression as it nearly cleared the center field berm, and the young prospect took a moment or two to enjoy his blast before heading to first. He's in last year's Bowman Draft set, and I've not added any of his cards to my collection yet. I was going to feature a DeMartini card, if I had had one, but instead Luzardo gets the nod for his impressive debut in red pinstripes.
Featured Card: DeMartini's blast was particularly impression as it nearly cleared the center field berm, and the young prospect took a moment or two to enjoy his blast before heading to first. He's in last year's Bowman Draft set, and I've not added any of his cards to my collection yet. I was going to feature a DeMartini card, if I had had one, but instead Luzardo gets the nod for his impressive debut in red pinstripes.
Camp Head Count: 66
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