Game 70 - Kepler's Homer Breaks Tie, Sends Phils to Victory

Toronto Blue Jays	2
Philadelphia Phillies	3

2025 Philadelphia Phillies Photocards

Saturday Afternoon, June 14th

Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
41-29, 2nd Place, 3 1/2 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  Max Kepler's eighth inning home run was the difference in this 3-2 win over the Blue Jays.

What It Means:  The Phillies will go for the series sweep on Sunday afternoon, Father's Day, with Zack Wheeler on the mound.

What Happened:  Cristopher Sanchez turned in another great performance, allowing two runs on five hits while striking out five.  Orion Kerkering and Matt Strahm kept the Jays off the board over the final two innings.  

The Phillies scored their first two runs in the fourth solely on the wildness of Blue Jays' pitcher Bowden Francis.  With two outs, Nick Castellanos and Kepler walked and J.T. Realmuto was hit by a pitch to load the bases.  Bryson Stott walked to tie the game at 1-1, and Otto Kemp was hit by a pitch to give the Phillies a temporary 2-1 lead.  The Blue Jays tied the game in the top of the fifth on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s RBI double.

Featured Card:  Hopefully Kepler is getting hot?  He hit the ball hard all weekend, and his home run in the eighth, his eighth of the year, was the difference in this game.  This is his 4x6 team-issued photo card, which surprisingly uses a different photo than his standard-sized Kids Club card.

2025 Virtual Phillies Wall / 2025 Season Summary Index / 2025 Chachi Set Checklist