| New York Mets | 3 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 11 |
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| 2021 Topps Heritage #120 |
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
86-60, 1st Place, 10 games ahead of the Mets
86-60, 1st Place, 10 games ahead of the Mets
One Sentence Summary: Max Kepler drove in five runs and Cristopher Sanchez made it look easy against the Mets' line-up in this convincing 11-3 win.
What It Means: The magic number to clinch a division title is seven. The last and only time the Phillies had a 10-game lead in the division on September 10th was in 2011. Amazingly, the Phillies will try to complete a four-game sweep tonight.
What Happened: Kepler, Harrison Bader and Brandon Marsh combined to go 8 for 14 in this game with five runs scored and seven RBIs. The outfield platoon recently put in place by manager Rob Thomson definitely seems to be working, although veteran Nick Castellanos has been the odd man out lately given the hot streaks from Kepler and Marsh. Bader and Marsh both doubled in this game with Kepler hitting a solo home run in the eighth. Bryce Harper also homered, his 25th of the season.
What It Means: The magic number to clinch a division title is seven. The last and only time the Phillies had a 10-game lead in the division on September 10th was in 2011. Amazingly, the Phillies will try to complete a four-game sweep tonight.
What Happened: Kepler, Harrison Bader and Brandon Marsh combined to go 8 for 14 in this game with five runs scored and seven RBIs. The outfield platoon recently put in place by manager Rob Thomson definitely seems to be working, although veteran Nick Castellanos has been the odd man out lately given the hot streaks from Kepler and Marsh. Bader and Marsh both doubled in this game with Kepler hitting a solo home run in the eighth. Bryce Harper also homered, his 25th of the season.
Sanchez could have gone longer in this game, but with an 8-1 lead after six, Thomson turned to his bullpen. Sanchez improved to 13-5, allowing a run on six hits while striking out six.
Featured Card: The lack of Phillies baseball cards for Kepler means I have to dig back into the archives again, and this is his 1972 Topps inspired card from the 2021 Topps Heritage set.
Featured Card: The lack of Phillies baseball cards for Kepler means I have to dig back into the archives again, and this is his 1972 Topps inspired card from the 2021 Topps Heritage set.
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