| Philadelphia Phillies | 5 |
| Atlanta Braves | 6 |
11 Innings
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| 2023 Topps #589 |
Truist Park - Atlanta, GA
82-66, 2nd Place, 5 games behind the Braves
82-66, 2nd Place, 5 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: The bullpen blew three save opportunities, and all seems pretty grim for the Phillies after this nightmarish 6-5 loss to the Braves in 11 innings.
What It Means: I'm not feeling very positive these days. Immediately after the loss, the Phillies announced Jesus Luzardo would miss Saturday's start with shoulder stiffness. The beleaguered bullpen will need to cobble together nine innings tonight as the Phillies' chances of winning the division slip away.
What Happened: There was stuff that happened early and then stuff that happened late. After a 47 minute rain delay at the outset, Aaron Nola gave the Phillies another solid start. He went six innings, allowing two solo home runs, six hits overall and three walks. The Phillies took a 3-1 lead in the second when Derek Hill connected for a bases-clearing double off the tough Chris Sale.
What It Means: I'm not feeling very positive these days. Immediately after the loss, the Phillies announced Jesus Luzardo would miss Saturday's start with shoulder stiffness. The beleaguered bullpen will need to cobble together nine innings tonight as the Phillies' chances of winning the division slip away.
What Happened: There was stuff that happened early and then stuff that happened late. After a 47 minute rain delay at the outset, Aaron Nola gave the Phillies another solid start. He went six innings, allowing two solo home runs, six hits overall and three walks. The Phillies took a 3-1 lead in the second when Derek Hill connected for a bases-clearing double off the tough Chris Sale.
Jonathan Bowlan entered for the save in the ninth as Jhoan Duran had pitched two days in a row. Bowlan blew it. Pinch-hitter Justin Crawford singled home ghost runner Bryson Stott in the top of the 10th. Chase Shugart entered for the save in the bottom of the 10th. Shugart blew it. In the top of the 11th, Luis Arraez singled home ghost runner Garrett Stubbs, but the Phillies couldn't push across any more runs and left the bases loaded. In the bottom of the 11th, Brooks Raley took over for Shugart with one out. Raley blew it. Ha-Seong Kim singled home ghost runner Ozzie Albies, and Drake Baldwin doubled to the center field wall to score Kim with the winning run.
Featured Card: @BoopStats posted on X this was the fourth time the Phillies had three blown saves in a game, with Bowlan, Shugart and Raley joining the club shown below. Seems like more than three years ago that Craig Kimbrel was blowing saves for the Phillies.
Featured Card: @BoopStats posted on X this was the fourth time the Phillies had three blown saves in a game, with Bowlan, Shugart and Raley joining the club shown below. Seems like more than three years ago that Craig Kimbrel was blowing saves for the Phillies.
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