| Kansas City Royals | 10 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 |
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| 1981 Topps #403 |
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
89-61, 1st Place, 12 games ahead of the Mets
89-61, 1st Place, 12 games ahead of the Mets
One Sentence Summary: Aaron Nola got hit hard (again) and the Phillies will need to wait to celebrate a division clincher with this 10-3 loss to the Royals, combined with a Mets win over the Rangers.
What It Means: Bummer. The clincher is coming, but now I'll need to lose sleep to enjoy it as the Phillies began a late-night stint in Los Angeles and Phoenix, beginning on Monday night.
What Happened: Nola gave up six runs on six hits in six innings of work, putting the game too far out of reach for the Phillies to mount a late comeback. The big blow was a three-run home run from Salvador Perez in the top of the sixth, giving the Royals a 6-2 lead. The Phillies had taken a quick, 2-0 lead in the first on Kyle Schwarber's 52nd home run of the year, followed quickly by J.T. Realmuto's 12th home run of the year. Royals' starter Noah Cameron settled down after that, pitching six scoreless innings before his exit. In the bottom of the eighth, Bryson Stott hit a solo home run. The Phillies offense had five hits overall and didn't come to the plate once with runners in scoring position.
Featured Card: I'll go ahead and post my favorite Royals baseball card.
What It Means: Bummer. The clincher is coming, but now I'll need to lose sleep to enjoy it as the Phillies began a late-night stint in Los Angeles and Phoenix, beginning on Monday night.
What Happened: Nola gave up six runs on six hits in six innings of work, putting the game too far out of reach for the Phillies to mount a late comeback. The big blow was a three-run home run from Salvador Perez in the top of the sixth, giving the Royals a 6-2 lead. The Phillies had taken a quick, 2-0 lead in the first on Kyle Schwarber's 52nd home run of the year, followed quickly by J.T. Realmuto's 12th home run of the year. Royals' starter Noah Cameron settled down after that, pitching six scoreless innings before his exit. In the bottom of the eighth, Bryson Stott hit a solo home run. The Phillies offense had five hits overall and didn't come to the plate once with runners in scoring position.
Featured Card: I'll go ahead and post my favorite Royals baseball card.
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