Thursday, June 4, 2026

Game 59 - Phils Demolished by Dodgers

Philadelphia Phillies  1 
Los Angeles Dodgers  9 

2026 Topps #151
Sunday Afternoon, May 31st
UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles, CA
30-29, 3rd Place, 9 1/2 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  Andrew Painter and the Phillies were demolished by the Dodgers in this not-enjoyable-to-watch 9-1 loss.

What It Means:  This game was so bad, it caused a four day break from the blog and a sweep of the Padres in the next series for me to fully recover.

What Happened:  Painter went 3 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits, including a pair of home runs.  His ERA through his first 11 appearances in the majors is 5.74.  Tanner Banks, Chase Shugart and Nolan Hoffman all gave up runs in their relief outings as well.  Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned the win for the Dodgers, striking out 10 in 5 1/3 innings, and not allowing a hit until the fourth inning.  Bryson Stott hit a solo home run in the ninth.  J.T. Realmuto departed the game early after getting hit by a Yamamoto fastball in the third inning.

Featured Card:  Last year's batting leader, Trea Turner, went 1 for 4 in this game to raise his season average to .223.  It's crazy to me how much he's struggling this year.  Freddie Freeman, who finished third in the batting average race last season was hitting .271 through this game.

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