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| San Francisco Giants | 5 |
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| 2008 Philadelphia Phillies Photocards |
Oracle Park - San Francisco, CA
6-6, 4th Place, 1 1/2 games behind the Braves
6-6, 4th Place, 1 1/2 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: The Phillies offense continued to snooze in San Francisco and Aaron Nola allowed a three-run home run to Rafael Devers in the seventh in this 5-0 series-ending loss.
What It Means: Yikes. The bats are ice cold. Following an off-day on Thursday, the Phillies open up a nine-game homestead against the Diamondbacks, Cubs and Braves.
What Happened: This was a 0-0 game heading to the bottom of the sixth, and Nola had authored a strong outing up until that point. Willy Adames doubled and Luis Arraez walked before Devers hit his blast, giving the Giants a 3-0 lead. Jose Alvarado was a mess, allowing two more runs in the eighth. One of those runs was unearned due to Alvarado's own throwing error. The offense had four singles, including an infield hit, and went 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position.
Featured Card: I was sad to learn about the passing of Davey Lopes yesterday. Famous for his play with the Dodgers dynasties in the 1970s and early 1980s, Lopes was the Phillies' first base coach between 2007 and 2010. I don't know how you'd determine this, but Lopes might be the best first base coach in the team's history. He worked with Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino, Chase Utley and many others to vastly improve the team's base running game, and he was a huge part of the Phillies' dynasty during those magical years. He appeared in five team-issued photo card sets during his years with the team.
What It Means: Yikes. The bats are ice cold. Following an off-day on Thursday, the Phillies open up a nine-game homestead against the Diamondbacks, Cubs and Braves.
What Happened: This was a 0-0 game heading to the bottom of the sixth, and Nola had authored a strong outing up until that point. Willy Adames doubled and Luis Arraez walked before Devers hit his blast, giving the Giants a 3-0 lead. Jose Alvarado was a mess, allowing two more runs in the eighth. One of those runs was unearned due to Alvarado's own throwing error. The offense had four singles, including an infield hit, and went 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position.
Featured Card: I was sad to learn about the passing of Davey Lopes yesterday. Famous for his play with the Dodgers dynasties in the 1970s and early 1980s, Lopes was the Phillies' first base coach between 2007 and 2010. I don't know how you'd determine this, but Lopes might be the best first base coach in the team's history. He worked with Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino, Chase Utley and many others to vastly improve the team's base running game, and he was a huge part of the Phillies' dynasty during those magical years. He appeared in five team-issued photo card sets during his years with the team.
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