| San Francisco Giants | 0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 7 |
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| 1985 Donruss #7 |
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
10-19, Tied for 4th Place, 10 1/2 games behind the Braves
10-19, Tied for 4th Place, 10 1/2 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: The Phillies played better baseball in interim manager Don Mattingly's first game at the helm, shutting out the Giants, 7-0.
What It Means: It was a weird day to be a Phillies fan. Popular manager Rob Thomson was fired, and the clear consensus was that president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski was more to blame for the current debacle than Thomson. Still, I can't argue against needing a change, and the easiest and quickest way to do that is to fire the manager. Thomson will likely return to the organization at some point in a front office role. Mattingly, a likely future Hall of Famer, becomes the 57th manager in franchise history and I was interested to learn he's the oldest ever to manage his first game with the club. Mattingly had previously managed with the Dodgers (2011-15) and Marlins (2016-22).
What Happened: Jesus Luzardo figured something out and threw seven shutout innings, allowing two hits and striking out eight. Orion Kerkering and Tim Mayza pitched the final two scoreless innings, striking out four combined Giants batters. Trea Turner was 4 for 5, with Bryce Harper, Adollis Garcia and Alec Bohm all collecting doubles in the 11-hit game for the Phillies.
Featured Card: On any other day, Luzardo would be the easy choice for featured card, but 11-year-old me would have been thrilled to learn the player on this highly coveted card would one day manage the Phillies.
Transaction: Thomas was "relieved of his duties" per the official press release, which is a gentler way of saying fired. Mattingly was promoted to interim manager, third base coach Dusty Wathan was promoted to bench coach and IronPigs' manager Anthony Contreras was promoted to third base coach. Roster-wise, Jonathan Bowlan (rhp) was activated from the injured list and Nolan Hoffman (rhp) was optioned down.
What It Means: It was a weird day to be a Phillies fan. Popular manager Rob Thomson was fired, and the clear consensus was that president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski was more to blame for the current debacle than Thomson. Still, I can't argue against needing a change, and the easiest and quickest way to do that is to fire the manager. Thomson will likely return to the organization at some point in a front office role. Mattingly, a likely future Hall of Famer, becomes the 57th manager in franchise history and I was interested to learn he's the oldest ever to manage his first game with the club. Mattingly had previously managed with the Dodgers (2011-15) and Marlins (2016-22).
What Happened: Jesus Luzardo figured something out and threw seven shutout innings, allowing two hits and striking out eight. Orion Kerkering and Tim Mayza pitched the final two scoreless innings, striking out four combined Giants batters. Trea Turner was 4 for 5, with Bryce Harper, Adollis Garcia and Alec Bohm all collecting doubles in the 11-hit game for the Phillies.
Featured Card: On any other day, Luzardo would be the easy choice for featured card, but 11-year-old me would have been thrilled to learn the player on this highly coveted card would one day manage the Phillies.
Transaction: Thomas was "relieved of his duties" per the official press release, which is a gentler way of saying fired. Mattingly was promoted to interim manager, third base coach Dusty Wathan was promoted to bench coach and IronPigs' manager Anthony Contreras was promoted to third base coach. Roster-wise, Jonathan Bowlan (rhp) was activated from the injured list and Nolan Hoffman (rhp) was optioned down.
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