| Baltimore Orioles | 4 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 5 |
Spring Training Game 8
Sunday Afternoon, March 2
BayCare Ballpark - Clearwater, FL
| Philadelphia Phillies | 4 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 5 |
Spring Training Game 9
Sunday Afternoon, March 2
TD Ballpark - Dunedin, FL
Record - 4-4-1
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| 2024 Topps Chrome Update All Star Game #ASGC-13 |
What It Means: I honestly didn't realize it was a split squad day until I got an alert that Kody Clemens had hit a home run against the Blue Jays while I was very clearly watching the Phillies play the Orioles on TV.
What Happened: In Dunedin, Taijuan Walker got the start and allowed a run (Daulton Varsho home run) and two hits in his first two innings of the spring. Orion Kerkering got tagged with a blown save and Griff McGarry took the loss, with the two releivers allowing three Blue Jay runs in their combined 1 2/3 innings. Clemens hit his first home run of the spring in the second, and Gabriel Rincones, Jr. connected for his third home run in the fifth. In the sixth, Rafael Marchan doubled home Bryson Stott.
In Clearwater, Cristopher Sanchez departed after 2 2/3 innings and the bases loaded. Up until that point, he had allowed a pair of hits and walked a batter while striking out five. Gabe Mosser relieved Sanchez in the third and wasn't able to save Sanchez's line, giving up a two-run single. A sloppy seventh inning, with errors committed by Bryan Rincon, Matt Kroon and Paul McIntosh, gave the Orioles a 4-3 lead. In the bottom of the ninth, with two outs, Payton Henry walked, Rincon singled and McIntosh was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Kroon singled home two runs to give the Phillies the walk-off win.
Oscar Mercado hit a solo home run in the fifth, and Alec Bohm homered twice.
Featured Card: Kroon had the big hit, but a two-home run day from Bohm deserves Featured Card status. I just wish the slugging third baseman would think about a haircut.
Featured Card: Kroon had the big hit, but a two-home run day from Bohm deserves Featured Card status. I just wish the slugging third baseman would think about a haircut.
Camp Head Count: 66
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