Sunday, May 11, 2025

Game 39 - Suarez Stellar Against Guardians

Philadelphia Phillies  7 
Cleveland Guardians  1 

2024 Topps Heritage #685
Saturday Night, May 10th
Progressive Field - Cleveland, OH
23-16, 2nd Place, 1 1/2 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  Ranger Suarez returned to his All-Star form and the Phillies exploded for six runs in the eighth inning in this 7-1 win over the Guardians.

What It Means:  The Phillies will go for a series win tonight against the Guardians in the ESPN Sunday Night game.

What Happened:  Suarez looked smooth through seven innings, needing only 82 pitches to shut down the Guardians and hold their line-up to three hits.  He struck out five and walked a batter on the way to his first win of 2025.  In the fourth, Trea Turner singled, Bryce Harper doubled and Kyle Schwarber singled home Turner for the game's first run.  Guardians' reliever Joey Cantillo got hit around a bit in the eighth.  Harper greeted him with a two-run home run after Cantillo relieved Jakob Junis.  What followed quickly put the Phillies up by a 7-0 score - Schwarber singled, Nick Castellanos singled, Max Kepler doubled, J.T. Realmuto walked, Brandon Marsh singled and Edmundo Sosa singled.

Featured Card:  Here's Suarez's 2024 Topps Heritage card, from the High Numbers series not released until last month.

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