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| 2026 Topps Now #644 |
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
81-63, 2nd Place, 4 games behind the Braves
81-63, 2nd Place, 4 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: Jesus Luzardo threw his first career shutout, limiting the Braves offense to just two singles and striking out 12 in this incredibly impressive 1-0 win.
What It Means: The Phillies split the series with the Braves and ended the four game set at the same place where they had started it - four games behind the Braves in the division with 18 games remaining in the regular season.
What Happened: Luzardo needed 109 pitches to complete his gem, in a game that took just one hour, 51 minutes to play. The last Phillies game where a pitcher won a 1-0 shutout with 10 or more strikeouts was Roy Halladay's perfect game in 2010. It was also the fastest Phillies nine-inning game since July 4, 1989 at Veterans Stadium. The game was scoreless until Kyle Schwarber launched a 415 foot home run to right-center field, off reliever Didier Fuentes, his 43rd home run of the season. Sarah Langs shared on X that this was the fifth time Schwarber had homered in a game that ended 1-0, tying Ted Williams for the most such home runs all-time.
What It Means: The Phillies split the series with the Braves and ended the four game set at the same place where they had started it - four games behind the Braves in the division with 18 games remaining in the regular season.
What Happened: Luzardo needed 109 pitches to complete his gem, in a game that took just one hour, 51 minutes to play. The last Phillies game where a pitcher won a 1-0 shutout with 10 or more strikeouts was Roy Halladay's perfect game in 2010. It was also the fastest Phillies nine-inning game since July 4, 1989 at Veterans Stadium. The game was scoreless until Kyle Schwarber launched a 415 foot home run to right-center field, off reliever Didier Fuentes, his 43rd home run of the season. Sarah Langs shared on X that this was the fifth time Schwarber had homered in a game that ended 1-0, tying Ted Williams for the most such home runs all-time.
Featured Card: I was happy to see Topps created a Topps Now card for Luzardo's landmark game, and equally impressed Topps chose a photo with a Schwarber cameo for the card.
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