2021 Season Summary

	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Pos, GA/GB	Featured Card	Game Summary Post
1	Thu. 4/1★	Braves	W, 3-2 (10)	1-0	1, 0.5	Citizens Bank Park	Fans return, Segura walks it off
2	Sat. 4/3★	Braves	W, 4-0	2-0	1, 1.0	Wheeler	Wheeler one-hits Braves
3	Sun. 4/4	Braves	W, 2-1	3-0	1, 2.0	Bohm	Clutch Bohm, strong Eflin leads to W
4	Mon. 4/5	Mets	W, 5-3	4-0	1, 2.0	Kintzler	Phils mount comeback after deGrom exits
5	Tue. 4/6	Mets	L, 8-4	4-1	1, 1.0	Velasquez	Velasquez goes wild, Phils lose first of '21
6	Wed. 4/7	Mets	W, 8-2	5-1	1, 2.5	Realmuto	Rhys, Bohm, J.T. all homer in win
7	Fri. 4/9	at Braves	L, 8-1	5-2	1, 1.5	Oates	Phils fall in Braves home opener
8	Sat. 4/10	at Braves	L, 5-4	5-3	1, 1.0	Bunning	Quirky play in 7th costs Phils
9	Sun. 4/11	at Braves	W, 7-6	6-3	1, 2.0	Bohm	Phils win on controversial call in 9th
	Mon. 4/12	at Mets	--	--	--	--	Postponed - Rain
10	Tue. 4/13	at Mets	L, 4-3 (8)	6-4	--	Gregorius	Bats quiet, Phils fall to Mets in extras
11	Tue. 4/13	at Mets	L, 4-0 (7)	6-5	T1, 1.5	Howard	Bats still quiet, Phils shut-out
12	Wed. 4/14	at Mets	L, 5-1	6-6	2, 1.0	Haseley	Offensive slump worsens, Phils lose again
	Thu. 4/15	at Mets	--	--	--	--	Postponed - Rain
13	Fri. 4/16★	Cardinals	W, 9-2	7-6	2, 0.5	McCutchen	Offense awakens, Eflin dominates in win
14	Sat. 4/17	Cardinals	L, 9-4	7-7	T2, 1.0	Keegan	Moore, JoJo battered in loss
15	Sun. 4/18	Cardinals	W, 2-0	8-7	2, 1.0	Nola	Nola deals complete game shutout
16	Mon. 4/19	Giants	L, 2-0	8-8	2, 1.5	Maton	Phils can't seem to find any clutch hits
17	Tue. 4/20★	Giants	L, 10-7	8-9	2, 1.5	Ruf	Brogdon torched in nightmare 8th inning
18	Wed. 4/21	Giants	W, 6-5	9-9	2, 0.5	Moniak	Phils walk it off on Knapp's hit
19	Fri. 4/23	at Rockies	L, 5-4	9-10	T2, 1.0	Blanton	Clutch hitting disappears in loss
20	Sat. 4/24	at Rockies	W, 7-5	10-10	T1, 0.5	Hoskins	Rhys blasts two homers in win
21	Sun. 4/25	at Rockies	L, 12-2	10-11	2, 1.0	Harper	Rockies embarrass Phils in blow-out
22	Mon. 4/26	at Cards	W, 2-1	11-11	2, 0.5	Wheeler	Wheeler deals, Hoskins homers twice
23	Tue. 4/27	at Cards	L, 5-2	11-12	T2, 0.5	Harper	With only Harper hitting, Phils lose again
24	Wed. 4/28	at Cards	W, 5-3	12-12	T1, 0.5	Harper	Bryce beaned, Phils come back to win
25	Thu. 4/29	at Cards	L, 4-3 (10)	12-13	T1, 0.5	Quinn	Cards win in 10th on Hale's wild pitch
26	Fri. 4/30	Mets	W, 2-1	13-13	1, 1.0	Alvarado	Phils plate two on passed ball in windy win
27	Sat. 5/1	Mets	L, 5-4	13-14	1, 1.0	McCutchen	Cutch's and ump's miscues costly in loss
28	Sun. 5/2★	Mets	L, 8-7	13-15	3, 1.0	Hoskins	Phils stunned by Hoskins homer reversal
29	Mon. 5/3	Brewers	W, 4-3	14-15	T2, 0.5	Realmuto	Vinny, J.T. lead Phils to win over Crew
30	Tue. 5/4	Brewers	W, 6-5	15-15	1, 0.5	McCutchen	Cutch and Coonrod save Phils
31	Wed. 5/5	Brewers	W, 5-4	16-15	1, 1.0	Gregorius	Didi's slam paves way to victory
32	Thu. 5/6	Brewers	W, 2-0	17-15	1, 1.0	Wheeler	Bohm supports Wheeler's CG SHO
33	Fri. 5/7	at Braves	W, 12-2	18-15	1, 1.0	Segura	Offense awakens to support Eflin's gem
34	Sat. 5/8	at Braves	L, 8-7 (12)	18-16	T1, 1.5	Appel	Phils lose in 9th, 11th and finally 12th
35	Sun. 5/9	at Braves	L, 6-1	18-17	2, 1.0	Suarez	Nola, offense struggles in Sunday night loss
36	Tue. 5/11	at Nationals	W, 6-2	19-17	2, 1.0	Anderson	Anderson's start and timely hits lead to W
37	Wed. 5/12	at Nationals	W, 5-2 (10)	20-17	2, 1.0	Herrera	Odubel ties it in 9th, Phils win in 10th
38	Thu. 5/13	at Nationals	L, 5-1	20-18	2, 1.0	Kingery	Phils fall quietly to Nats in series finale
39	Fri. 5/14	at Blue Jays	W, 5-1	21-18	2, 0.5	Hoskins	Hoskins' big double leads to win in Dunedin
40	Sat. 5/15	at Blue Jays	L, 4-0	21-19	2, 0.5	Dernier	Sloppy defense, lack of hits doom Phils
41	Sun. 5/16	at Blue Jays	L, 10-8	21-20	2, 0.5	Maton	Banged up Phils fall to Jays
42	Tue. 5/18	Marlins	W, 8-3	22-20	2, 1.0	Torreyes	Phils ride 7-run 8th inning to win over Fish
43	Wed. 5/19	Marlins	L, 3-1	22-21	2, 1.0	McCutchen	One run isn't enough is loss to Marlins
44	Thu. 5/20	Marlins	L, 6-0	22-22	2, 1.5	Burrell	Lack of good pitching, no offense lead to loss
45	Fri. 5/21	Red Sox	L, 11-3	22-23	2, 2.5	Myers	Bad baseball, decline continues
46	Sat. 5/22★	Red Sox	L, 4-3	22-24	T2, 2.5	Hoskins	Offense falls short again, Hoskins hits 100th
47	Sun. 5/23	Red Sox	W, 6-2	23-24	T2, 1.5	Wheeler	Wheeler deals again in win
48	Mon. 5/24	at Marlins	L, 9-6	23-25	4, 1.5	Miller	Phils fall further with latest lackluster loss
49	Tue. 5/25	at Marlins	W, 2-0	24-25	3, 1.5	Velasquez	Vinny, 3 relievers combine to shutout Fish
50	Wed. 5/26	at Marlins	L, 4-2	24-26	4, 2.0	Knapp	Marlins score 3 in 8th to overcome Phils
51	Thu. 5/27	at Marlins	W, 3-2	25-26	T2, 2.5	Hoskins	Howard, Suarez, Hoskins help Phils earn split
52	Sat. 5/29	at Rays	L, 5-3	25-27	T2, 3.5	Quinn	Wheeler's gem wasted in loss to Rays
53	Sun. 5/30	at Rays	L, 6-2	25-28	3, 4.0	Culver	Rainy weather, crappy Phils
54	Mon. 5/31	at Reds	L, 11-1	25-29	T3, 5.0	Kruk	Phils limp out of May with another loss
55	Tue. 6/1	at Reds	W, 17-3	26-29	3, 4.0	Nola	Offense explodes with 7 homers
	Wed. 6/2	at Reds	--	--	--	--	Postponed - Rain
56	Fri. 6/4	Nationals	L, 2-1	26-30	3, 4.0	Jankowski	Baserunning gaffe contributes to loss
57	Sat. 6/5	Nationals	W, 5-2	27-30	3, 4.0	Suarez	Ranger, Cutch contribute to win over Nats
58	Sun. 6/6	Nationals	W, 12-6	28-30	3, 4.0	Weirdness	Phils prevail in weird, marathon game
59	Tue. 6/8	Braves	L, 9-5	28-31	3, 4.0	Williams	Phils bullpen strikes again in latest loss
60	Wed. 6/9	Braves	W, 2-1	29-31	3, 4.0	Williams	Luke launches walk-off home run!
61	Thu. 6/10	Braves	W, 4-3 (10)	30-31	2, 3.5	Segura	Wheeler dominates, Segura walks it off
62	Sat. 6/12	Yankees	W, 8-7 (10)	31-31	2, 4.0	Segura	Phils win with third straight walk-off
63	Sun. 6/13	Yankees	W, 7-0	32-31	2, 3.0	Nola	Nola returns to form as offense awakes
64	Mon. 6/14	at Dodgers	L, 3-1	32-32	2, 4.0	Howard	Jet lagged offense struggles in loss
65	Tue. 6/15	at Dodgers	L, 5-3	32-33	2, 5.0	Utley	Offense sputters, bullpen can't contain Betts
66	Wed. 6/16	at Dodgers	W, 2-0	33-33	2, 5.0	Wheeler	Phils squeak by Dodgers in win
67	Fri. 6/18	at Giants	L, 5-3	33-34	2, 4.5	Krukow	Defensive miscues lead to Giant runs
68	Sat. 6/19	at Giants	W, 13-6	34-34	2, 4.0	Hoskins	Led by Hoskins, offense unloads
69	Sun. 6/20	at Giants	L, 11-2	34-35	2, 4.0	Ennis	Giants blow out Phils on Father's Day
70	Tue. 6/22	Nationals	L, 3-2	34-36	T2, 4.0	Utley	Phils can't solve sticky Scherzer
71	Wed. 6/23	Nationals	L, 13-12	34-37	T3, 5.0	Neris	We have a contender for worst loss of season
72	Fri. 6/25	at Mets	L, 2-1 (8)	34-38	--	Nola	Nola's record-breaking day wasted in loss
73	Fri. 6/25	at Mets	W, 2-1 (8)	35-38	T3, 5.0	Harper	Phils pull out win, despite bullpen
74	Sat. 6/26	at Mets	L, 4-3	35-39	T3, 6.0	Tekulve	Bullpen blows another one as hope fades
75	Sun. 6/27	at Mets	W, 4-2	36-39	T3, 5.0	Wheeler	Phils' ace deals another win
76	Mon. 6/28	at Reds	L, 12-4	36-40	4, 5.0	Feliz	Feliz, Enyel implode in late innings
77	Tue. 6/29	Marlins	W, 4-3	37-40	3, 5.0	Velasquez	Bullpen hangs on to preserve Vinny's gem
78	Wed. 6/30	Marlins	L, 11-6	37-41	4, 5.0	Stott	Nola, 'Pen hammered by Fish
	Thu. 7/1	Marlins	--	--	--	--	Postponed - Rain
79	Fri. 7/2	Padres	W, 4-3	38-41	4, 4.0	Gregorius	'Pen blows it again, Miller walks it off
80	Sat. 7/3	Padres	W, 4-2	39-41	T3, 4.0	Harper	Harper, Hoskins drive in enough for win
81	Sun. 7/4	Padres	L, 11-1	39-42	4, 4.5	Realmuto	Phils blown out on the 4th of July
82	Mon. 7/5	at Cubs	W, 13-3	40-42	T3, 4.5	Hoskins	Offense slams five homers in rout of Cubs
83	Tue. 7/6	at Cubs	W, 15-10	41-42	2, 4.0	Philly Special	Cutch, Bryce, Rhys pound Cubs
84	Wed. 7/7	at Cubs	L, 8-3	41-43	T3, 4.5	McCutchen	Zack falters in sloppy loss to Cubs
85	Thu. 7/8	at Cubs	W, 8-0	42-43	2, 4.0	Miller	Miller gets to wear 3 hats after 3 homer night
86	Fri. 7/9	at Red Sox	L, 11-5	42-44	3, 5.0	Workman	Sox crush Vinny, Phils
87	Sat. 7/10	at Red Sox	W, 11-2	43-44	3, 4.5	Bohm	8-run 8th leads to easy victory
88	Sun. 7/11	at Red Sox	W, 5-4	44-44	2, 3.5	Suarez	Ranger and Ronald are unlikely stars in win
89	Fri. 7/16	Marlins	W, 5-2 (7)	45-44	--	Jankowski	Travis & Torreyes pace first 2nd half win
90	Fri. 7/16	Marlins	L, 7-0 (7)	45-45	2, 3.0	Fireworks	At least there were postgame fireworks?
91	Sat. 7/17	Marlins	W, 4-2 (10)	46-45	2, 2.0	Realmuto	It took 2 days, but J.T.'s walk-off worth it
92	Sun. 7/18	Marlins	W, 7-4	47-45	2, 2.0	Neris	Phils firing on all cylinders in latest win
93	Tue. 7/20	at Yankees	L, 6-4	47-46	2, 2.5	Nola	Personal choices, ineffectiveness lead to loss
94	Wed. 7/21	at Yankees	L, 6-5 (10)	47-47	2, 3.5	Howard	Phils miss their shots, falter in the Bronx
95	Thu. 7/22	Braves	L, 7-2	47-48	T2, 4.0	Brito	Clock is ticking on Phils' season, hopes
96	Fri. 7/23	Braves	W, 5-1	48-48	2, 4.0	Harper	Zack's arm, Bryce's legs lead to victory
97	Sat. 7/24	Braves	L, 15-3	48-49	T2, 4.0	Torreyes	Philes annihilated, embarrassed in loss
98	Sun. 7/25	Braves	W, 2-1	49-49	2, 4.0	Nola	Nola returns to form, dominates Braves
99	Mon. 7/26	Nationals	W, 6-5	50-49	2, 3.5	McCutchen	Cutch walks it off for huge win!
100	Tue. 7/27	Nationals	L, 6-4	50-50	2, 3.5	Harper	Moore is less in latest loss
	Wed. 7/28	Nationals	--	--	--	--	Postponed - COVID-19
101	Thu. 7/29★	Nationals	L, 3-1 (7)	50-51	--	Harrison	Max gives Nats one last win over the Phils
102	Thu. 7/29★	Nationals	W, 11-8 (8)	51-51	2, 3.5	Miller	Miller stuns with slam in walk-off win!
103	Fri. 7/30	at Pirates	L, 7-0	51-52	2, 3.5	Abel	Phils look horrible in loss to Bucs
104	Sat. 7/31	at Pirates	L, 3-2	51-53	3, 4.5	Galvis	Phils continue to stumble, fall to third
105	Sun. 8/1	at Pirates	W, 15-4	52-53	2, 3.5	Gibson	Gibson debuts, offense explodes
106	Mon. 8/2	at Nationals	W, 7-5	53-53	2, 2.5	Realmuto	Jean, J.T. lead come from behind effort
107	Tue. 8/3	at Nationals	W, 5-4	54-53	2, 1.5	Harper	Wheeler, Harper silence Nats fans in win
108	Wed. 8/4	at Nationals	W, 9-5	55-53	2, 1.5	Hoskins	Phils continue to cruise with 4th win in a row
109	Thu. 8/5	at Nationals	W, 7-6	56-53	2, 0.5	Realmuto	Sweep completed - bring on the Mets
110	Fri. 8/6	Mets	W, 4-2	57-53	1, 0.5	Harper	Gibson and Harp propel Phils to first
111	Sat. 8/7	Mets	W, 5-3	58-53	1, 1.5	Trillo	Homers power Phils to 7th in a row
112	Sun. 8/8	Mets	W, 3-0	59-53	1, 2.0	Halladay	Zack channels Doc in pitching gem
113	Tue. 8/10	Dodgers	L, 5-0	59-54	1, 1.0	Ruiz	Rain ruins Nola's night, loss results
114	Wed. 8/11	Dodgers	L, 8-2	59-55	T1, 1.0	Brito	Bohm's defensive miscues costly again
115	Thu. 8/12	Dodgers	W, 2-1	60-55	1, 0.5	'22 Chachi	Suarez, bullpen handle Dodgers
116	Fri. 8/13	Reds	L, 6-1	60-56	T1, 0.5	Paulino	Reds rough up Wheeler in loss
117	Sat. 8/14	Reds	W, 6-1	61-56	T1, 1.5	Moore	Moore is masterful in near no-hitter
118	Sun. 8/15	Reds	L, 7-4	61-57	2, 1.0	Gilbert	Nola's inconsistency strikes again in loss
119	Tue. 8/17	at D-Backs	L, 3-2	61-58	2, 2.5	Varsho	Phils jet lagged in lifeless loss
120	Wed. 8/18	at D-Backs	L, 4-2	61-59	2, 3.5	Boozer	Phils jet lagged in lifeless loss, Part 2
121	Thu. 8/19	at D-Backs	L, 6-2	61-60	2, 4.0	Hilgendorf	What is even happening?
122	Fri. 8/20	at Padres	W, 4-3	62-60	2, 4.0	Harper	Phils barely hold on to down Friars
123	Sat. 8/21	at Padres	L, 4-3 (10)	62-61	2, 5.0	Nola	Nola loses perfect game, no-hitter, game
124	Sun. 8/22	at Padres	W, 7-4	63-61	2, 5.0	Hoskins	Hoskins belts a pair of homers in win
125	Tue. 8/24★	Rays	L, 3-1	63-62	2, 4.5	Luzinski	Rays pitching stymies Phils
126	Wed. 8/25	Rays	L, 7-4	63-63	2, 5.0	Hoskins	Wheeler throws one too many pitches in loss
127	Thu. 8/26	D-Backs	L, 8-7	63-64	2, 5.5	Eflin	Phils dip below .500 again with latest L
128	Fri. 8/27★	D-Backs	W, 7-6 (11)	64-64	2, 5.5	Miller	Miller, Segura will Phils to win
129	Sat. 8/28★	D-Backs	W, 7-0	65-64	2, 4.5	Foul Ball	Phils deliver enjoyable game!
130	Sun. 8/29	D-Backs	W, 7-4	66-64	2, 4.5	Galvis	Galvis, Suarez lead the way to victory
131	Mon. 8/30	at Nationals	W, 7-4	67-64	2, 3.5	Harper	Phils gaining on Braves with latest win
132	Tue. 8/31	at Nationals	W, 12-6	68-64	2, 2.5	Vierling	Offense unloads on Nationals
	Wed. 9/1	at Nationals	--	--	--	--	Postponed - Rain
133	Thu. 9/2	at Nationals	W, 7-6	69-64	2, 2.0	McCutchen	Phils overcome 6-run deficit in latest win
134	Fri. 9/3	at Marlins	L, 10-3	69-65	2, 2.0	Bedrosian	Sloppy 6th inning dooms Phils
135	Sat. 9/4	at Marlins	L, 3-2	69-66	2, 2.0	Blanton	Bradley implosion in 8th leads to loss
136	Sun. 9/5	at Marlins	W, 4-3 (10)	70-66	2, 2.0	Kennedy	'Pen solid as Phils hang on in extras
137	Mon. 9/6	at Brewers	W, 12-0	71-66	2, 1.5	Segura	Offense launches 6 homers in win
138	Tue. 9/7	at Brewers	L, 10-0	71-67	2, 2.5	Nola	Brew Crew destroys Phils
139	Wed. 9/8	at Brewers	L, 4-3	71-68	2, 2.5	Schmidt	Phils lose, can't gain ground on Braves
140	Thu. 9/9	Rockies	L, 4-3	71-69	2, 3.5	Harper	Kennedy blows it, crushing spirits
141	Fri. 9/10	Rockies	L, 11-2	71-70	2, 4.5	Bystrom	Phils embarrassed in blow-out to Rockies
142	Sat. 9/11	Rockies	W, 6-1	72-70	2, 3.5	Herrera	Odubel's 2-run bunt double fuels win
143	Sun. 9/12★	Rockies	L, 5-4	72-71	2, 4.5	Foul Ball	Hampson homers off Nola, Neris sink Phils
144	Tue. 9/14	Cubs	L, 6-3	72-72	2, 4.5	Bohm	Gibson implodes in 5th, Phils lose
145	Wed. 9/15	Cubs	W, 6-5	73-72	2, 3.5	Realmuto	Phils blow saves twice, win on passed ball
146	Thu. 9/16	Cubs	W, 17-8	74-72	2, 3.0	Harper	Down early, Phils go on to demolish Cubs
147	Fri. 9/17	at Mets	W, 4-3	75-72	2, 2.0	Gregorius	Didi's double helps Phils squeak by Mets
148	Sat. 9/18	at Mets	W, 5-3	76-72	2, 1.0	Segura	Segura, Harper lead Phils to win
149	Sun. 9/19	at Mets	L, 3-2	76-73	2, 2.0	Harper	Mets squeak by Phils as bats go quiet
150	Mon. 9/20★	Orioles	L, 2-0	76-74	2, 3.0	Stott	Phils seem against idea of postseason
151	Tue. 9/21	Orioles	W, 3-2 (10)	77-74	2, 3.0	Realmuto	Phils slide by with much-needed win
152	Wed. 9/22	Orioles	W, 4-3	78-74	2, 3.0	McCutchen	Cutch, J.T. pace offense in victory
153	Thu. 9/23	Pirates	W, 12-6	79-74	2, 2.0	Torreyes	Phils battle back after early deficit
154	Fri. 9/24★	Pirates	W, 8-6	80-74	2, 1.5	Gregorius	Clutch hitting leads to clutch win
155	Sat. 9/25★	Pirates	W, 3-0	81-74	2, 1.5	Suarez	Ranger deals in complete game shutout
156	Sun. 9/26★	Pirates	L, 6-0	81-75	2, 2.5	Phanatic	Phils crap out on fan appreciation day
157	Tue. 9/28	at Braves	L, 2-1	81-76	2, 3.5	Morton	Phils on life support as hope fades
158	Wed. 9/29	at Braves	L, 7-2	81-77	2, 4.5	Nola	Offseason creeps closer for lifeless Phils
159	Thu. 9/30	at Braves	L, 5-3	81-78	2, 5.5	Halladay	Postseason drought reaches 10 year mark
160	Fri. 10/1	at Marlins	W, 5-0	82-78	2, 4.5	Suarez	Suarez helps secure winning season
161	Sat. 10/2	at Marlins	L, 3-1	82-79	2, 5.5	Dohy	Phils start offseason early
162	Sun. 10/3	at Marlins	L, 5-4	82-80	2, 6.5	Neris	Farewell and good riddance, 2021 season

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