| Texas Rangers | 8 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 |
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| 2026 Philadelphia Phillies Kids Club / Club 215 |
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
1-2, 5th Place, 2 games behind the Marlins
1-2, 5th Place, 2 games behind the Marlins
One Sentence Summary: A lack of offense, some shaky defense and a pair of home runs given up by starter Jesus Luzardo led to this crappy 8-3 loss.
What It Means: The Phillies dropped a home series for the first time since July, and the Nationals come to town next for a three game set.
What Happened: Luzardo got tagged with two home runs - a two-run blast from Brandon Nimmo in the third and a laser, three-run home run from Andrew McCutchen in the fourth that just snuck its way over the left field fence. He allowed six runs overall in his six inning outing, striking out seven. Zach Pop gave up the final two Rangers runs. The Phillies were being no-hit by MacKenzie Gore until Justin Crawford led off the bottom of the sixth with a check swing infield single to third. The Phillies offense had three hits overall.
Featured Card: Jenna and I attended this game (see below) and she once again indulged my collector's need to sign up for a Kids Club / Club 215 membership so that we could collect the team-issued baseball cards available throughout the season at the club's kiosk in Ashburn Alley. As we're now entering the fourth season without a team-issued photo card set, thanks to Fanatics' deal with MLB, this is the closest I'll get to building a team-issued set. I picked up a Phanatic card and a Crawford card, and as far as I could tell, there are 16 cards in the set to start the season.
What It Means: The Phillies dropped a home series for the first time since July, and the Nationals come to town next for a three game set.
What Happened: Luzardo got tagged with two home runs - a two-run blast from Brandon Nimmo in the third and a laser, three-run home run from Andrew McCutchen in the fourth that just snuck its way over the left field fence. He allowed six runs overall in his six inning outing, striking out seven. Zach Pop gave up the final two Rangers runs. The Phillies were being no-hit by MacKenzie Gore until Justin Crawford led off the bottom of the sixth with a check swing infield single to third. The Phillies offense had three hits overall.
Featured Card: Jenna and I attended this game (see below) and she once again indulged my collector's need to sign up for a Kids Club / Club 215 membership so that we could collect the team-issued baseball cards available throughout the season at the club's kiosk in Ashburn Alley. As we're now entering the fourth season without a team-issued photo card set, thanks to Fanatics' deal with MLB, this is the closest I'll get to building a team-issued set. I picked up a Phanatic card and a Crawford card, and as far as I could tell, there are 16 cards in the set to start the season.
Field Report: The product on the field was lousy, but the afternoon was gorgeous and we enjoyed the game with family from the Diamond Club. It's now the Philadelphia Insurance Club, after being sponsored by a different company in 2025, but it'll always be the Diamond Club to me. The Hall of Fame Club underwent a complete overhaul in the offseason, and the Phillies did a fantastic job with the redesign, which features museum quality displays honoring the club's past.
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