| Kansas City Royals | 6 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 8 |
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| 2025 Topps #233 |
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
89-60, 1st Place, 13 games ahead of the Mets
89-60, 1st Place, 13 games ahead of the Mets
One Sentence Summary: The Phillies once again battled back to win a ballgame, with all members of the team contributing in an 8-6 win over the Royals.
What It Means: The Phillies continue to win and the Mets continue to lose. Amazingly enough, the magic number to clinch the division pennant is down to one.
What Happened: As has been a pattern recently for Phillies' starting pitchers, Taijuan Walker was in trouble early, allowing three runs in the first inning, but then he settled in after that. Walker went five innings, allowing four runs on seven hits. Jhoan Duran took over in the ninth, throwing a perfect inning and securing the win.
What It Means: The Phillies continue to win and the Mets continue to lose. Amazingly enough, the magic number to clinch the division pennant is down to one.
What Happened: As has been a pattern recently for Phillies' starting pitchers, Taijuan Walker was in trouble early, allowing three runs in the first inning, but then he settled in after that. Walker went five innings, allowing four runs on seven hits. Jhoan Duran took over in the ninth, throwing a perfect inning and securing the win.
The Phillies started their comeback in the first with two runs of their own when Brandon Marsh laced a two-run double to deep center. Realmuto got the Phils to within a run with a sacrifice fly in the third. Kyle Schwarber tied the game up in the fifth with his 51st home run of the season and pinch-hitter Nick Castellanos gave the Phillies the lead later in the inning with a sacrifice fly. Otto Kemp's double to left would give the Phillies a 6-4 lead. A few insurance runs were added in the seventh (Schwarber RBI single) and eighth (Marsh solo home run) which were more than enough for Duran to protect the lead.
Featured Card: Marsh continued his hot streak, starting the scoring in the first and capping the scoring with his home run in the eighth. Since August 1st, he's batting .339 with 11 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 15 RBIs.
Featured Card: Marsh continued his hot streak, starting the scoring in the first and capping the scoring with his home run in the eighth. Since August 1st, he's batting .339 with 11 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 15 RBIs.
Field Report: Jenna and I attended this game with friends, enjoying a beautiful night for baseball and another Phillies win. This was also the night I made my debut on the Phillies' look-alike cam, getting paired with a young(er) George Lucas. I'll take it.
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