| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 |
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| 2023 Choice Clearwater Threshers #13 |
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
37-27, 2nd Place, 3 1/2 games behind the Mets
37-27, 2nd Place, 3 1/2 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: A lack of Phillies offense continued to be a troubling theme in this rapid-fire, 2-1 loss to the Pirates.
What It Means: The Phillies have lost eight of their last nine games, and they'll attempt to avoid a sweep by the Pirates this afternoon.
What Happened: Ranger Suarez was the hard luck loser, giving up a pair of runs on five hits in five innings of work. The crushing blow was a solo home run from Henry Davis in the seventh inning. Kyle Schwarber, the second batter of the game, hit a solo home run in the first, his 20th of the season. The offense pretty much shut it down from there with only an Alec Bohm double in the top of the seventh generating any excitement. With no outs, Bohm went to third on a wild pitch, but was stranded there after Nick Castellanos struck out, J.T. Realmuto popped up to shallow right and Bryson Stott flied out.
Featured Card: Otto Kemp made his big league debut, starting at third base and batting seventh. He went 0 for 3 with a pair of strikeouts, but made all his plays in the field. Kemp was signed by the Phillies as an undrafted free agent in July 2022, and his hard work in the minors earned him a promotion. He had been batting .313 with 14 home runs and 55 RBIs at Lehigh Valley. This is the first card of his in my collection, from the 2023 Clearwater Threshers team set.
Transaction: In a flurry of roster moves before this game, Bryce Harper (1b) was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right wrist injury and Kemp (inf) had his contract selected from Lehigh Valley. Alan Rangel (rhp) was sent back down, and Daniel Robert (rhp) came back up through the revolving bullpen door. And Jose Ruiz (rhp) was claimed off waivers by the Braves.
What It Means: The Phillies have lost eight of their last nine games, and they'll attempt to avoid a sweep by the Pirates this afternoon.
What Happened: Ranger Suarez was the hard luck loser, giving up a pair of runs on five hits in five innings of work. The crushing blow was a solo home run from Henry Davis in the seventh inning. Kyle Schwarber, the second batter of the game, hit a solo home run in the first, his 20th of the season. The offense pretty much shut it down from there with only an Alec Bohm double in the top of the seventh generating any excitement. With no outs, Bohm went to third on a wild pitch, but was stranded there after Nick Castellanos struck out, J.T. Realmuto popped up to shallow right and Bryson Stott flied out.
Featured Card: Otto Kemp made his big league debut, starting at third base and batting seventh. He went 0 for 3 with a pair of strikeouts, but made all his plays in the field. Kemp was signed by the Phillies as an undrafted free agent in July 2022, and his hard work in the minors earned him a promotion. He had been batting .313 with 14 home runs and 55 RBIs at Lehigh Valley. This is the first card of his in my collection, from the 2023 Clearwater Threshers team set.
Transaction: In a flurry of roster moves before this game, Bryce Harper (1b) was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right wrist injury and Kemp (inf) had his contract selected from Lehigh Valley. Alan Rangel (rhp) was sent back down, and Daniel Robert (rhp) came back up through the revolving bullpen door. And Jose Ruiz (rhp) was claimed off waivers by the Braves.
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