Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Spring Training Game 4 - Phils Remain Winless

Philadelphia Phillies  1 
Miami Marlins  6 

2025 Choice Reading
Fightin Phils #30
Spring Training Game 4
Tuesday Afternoon, February 24th
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium - Jupiter, FL
Record - 0-3-1

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies offense remained dormant in this 6-1 loss to the Marlins in Jupiter.

What It Means:  Absolutely nothing, to be honest.

What Happened:  Seth Johnson started and pitched a scoreless inning in this latest bullpen game.  Nolan Hoffman, Alex McFarlane and Andrew Walling each struck out a pair in their innings, but Walling was tagged with a fifth inning grand slam from Joe Mack, which was all the run support the Marlins' pitchers would need.  Walling had allowed a double and hit two batters to load the bases.  

The Phillies offense pushed across a first inning run when Trea Turner was hit by a pitch to start the game, went to second on a Bryson Stott single, tagged up and went to third on a Bryan De La Cruz fly-out and scored on an errant pick-off throw from Marlins' catcher Mack.  The Phillies would add only three more singles the rest of the game.

Featured Card:  Walling was signed by the Phillies as a non-drafted free agent back in 2022.  He appeared in all three (!) of the Reading Fightin Phils team sets last season.

Camp Head Count:  69

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