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Rogers Centre - Toronto, Ontario
37-24, 2nd Place, 1 1/2 games behind the Mets
37-24, 2nd Place, 1 1/2 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: The Phillies offense was quiet, and Jordan Romano couldn't shut down his former team as the Blue Jays walked it off with a 2-1 win.
What It Means: The rubber match of this three-game series is this afternoon, and then the Phillies head to Pittsburgh for a weekend set.
What Happened: Mick Abel returned to the majors for his second start, allowing a run on three hits in 5 1/3 innings. The Blue Jays' first run came in the sixth on an RBI-triple from Bo Bichette, chasing Abel from the game. Nick Castellanos had hit a solo home run in the second to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead.
What It Means: The rubber match of this three-game series is this afternoon, and then the Phillies head to Pittsburgh for a weekend set.
What Happened: Mick Abel returned to the majors for his second start, allowing a run on three hits in 5 1/3 innings. The Blue Jays' first run came in the sixth on an RBI-triple from Bo Bichette, chasing Abel from the game. Nick Castellanos had hit a solo home run in the second to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead.
Other than Casty's homer, the line-up managed four singles, including Alec Bohm's single to greet Blue Jays' closer Jeff Hoffman in the top ninth. Bohm would be stranded and Romano entered to try to shut the Blue Jays down in the bottom of the ninth. Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. singled, stole second and scored the winning run on a long single from Alejandro Kirk.
Featured Card: Hoffman is 5-2 this year with a 5.74 ERA in 26 2/3 innings pitched. He has 13 saves in 16 opportunities. Romano is 0-2 this year with a 7.54 ERA in 22 2/3 innings pitched. The Phillies' new closer has eight saves in 10 opportunities. I know the price tag was high ($33 million over 3 years) but I'd rather have Hoffman in the back-end of the bullpen than Romano.
Transaction: Abel (rhp) was recalled from Lehigh Valley for the start, and Zack Wheeler (rhp) was placed on the paternity list.
Featured Card: Hoffman is 5-2 this year with a 5.74 ERA in 26 2/3 innings pitched. He has 13 saves in 16 opportunities. Romano is 0-2 this year with a 7.54 ERA in 22 2/3 innings pitched. The Phillies' new closer has eight saves in 10 opportunities. I know the price tag was high ($33 million over 3 years) but I'd rather have Hoffman in the back-end of the bullpen than Romano.
Transaction: Abel (rhp) was recalled from Lehigh Valley for the start, and Zack Wheeler (rhp) was placed on the paternity list.
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