| Texas Rangers | 3 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 5 |
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| 2026 Topps #325 |
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
1-0, Tied for 1st Place, 1/2 game ahead of the Braves and Marlins
1-0, Tied for 1st Place, 1/2 game ahead of the Braves and Marlins
One Sentence Summary: Cristopher Sanchez struck out 10, Kyle Schwarber and Alec Bohm both hit home runs and Justin Crawford looked solid in his big league debut as the Phillies downed the Rangers, 5-3.
What It Means: All is right with the world.
What Happened: Sanchez began his march towards Cy Young Award candidacy with six shutout innings, allowing just three hits. Kyle Backhus gave up all three Rangers runs in a shaky ninth inning before Jhoan Duran had to be called upon for the two out save. Zach Pop was on the mound for the first ABS challenge in Phillies history, with the call confirmed as a ball, missing the strike zone by a tenth of an inch.
What It Means: All is right with the world.
What Happened: Sanchez began his march towards Cy Young Award candidacy with six shutout innings, allowing just three hits. Kyle Backhus gave up all three Rangers runs in a shaky ninth inning before Jhoan Duran had to be called upon for the two out save. Zach Pop was on the mound for the first ABS challenge in Phillies history, with the call confirmed as a ball, missing the strike zone by a tenth of an inch.
Schwarber hit his first home run of the season in the bottom of the first, giving the Phillies a 2-0 lead. Bohm connected for a three-run home run in the fifth. Crawford went 2 for 4 on the day, lining the first pitch he saw from Rangers' starter Nathan Eovaldi up the middle for his first big league hit.
Featured Card: Topps is going to need to put out a lot more Sanchez cards this years, if I'm going to keep pace with his expected ace-like season. Here's his card from the 2026 Topps flagship release.
Featured Card: Topps is going to need to put out a lot more Sanchez cards this years, if I'm going to keep pace with his expected ace-like season. Here's his card from the 2026 Topps flagship release.
Field Report: We gave our tickets to our oldest son Doug and his girlfriend, as our youngest son Ben was making his tennis season debut for his high school team. Rest assured, we'll get to our share of Phillies games soon enough.
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