Saturday, May 10, 2025

Game 38 - Cleveland Rocks Nola, Phils

Philadelphia Phillies  0 
Cleveland Guardians  6 

2019 Topps Big League #354
Friday Night, May 9th
Progressive Field - Cleveland, OH
22-16, 2nd Place, 2 1/2 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  Aaron Nola surrendered two costly home run and the Phillies offense managed six hits, dropping this series opener with a 6-0 loss.

What It Means:  The Phillies have been shut out four times already this season.  Nola started two of those games.

What Happened:  Nola gave up home runs to Kyle Manzardo in the fourth, a solo shot, and to Angel Martinez in the fifth, a two-run homer.  He departed the game after five innings with his team trailing, 4-0.  Joe Ross gave up two more runs, including a Jose Ramirez solo home run, in the seventh.  Trea Turner and Nick Castellanos both had two hits for the Phillies but the offense overall went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position.

Featured Card:  I managed to amass 20 Carlos Santana cards in my Phillies Collection based on the one year he played with the club in 2018.  This one, from the 2019 Topps Big League set, features a future Phillie more prominently than Santana.  Santana is a 16-year veteran, now in his third stint with Cleveland, and he's gotten off to a slow start, batting .229 with four home runs and 17 RBIs so far in 2025.

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