Game 137 - Hoskins' Costly Error Leads to Loss

1991 Leaf #350 

Marlins 6, Phillies 5
Game 137 - Thursday Night, September 8th in Philadelphia
Record - 75-62, 3rd Place, 11 1/2 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  A costly Rhys Hoskins error and a shaky ninth inning from David Robertson led to this 6-5 loss to the Marlins.

What It Means:  The Marlins snapped a nine-game losing streak with this late win in Philly, and the Phillies missed out on completing the three-game sweep.

What Happened:  With the Phillies leading 5-4, Robertson entered the game in the ninth and gave up a lead-off double to Garrett Cooper.  Rhys Hoskins completely whiffed on a grounder to first from Joey Wendle, allowing Cooper to score as the tying run.  Brian Anderson then singled home Wendle to give the Marlins the lead and eventual win.  Earlier in the game, in happier times, Nick Maton homered in the third to get the Phillies on the board.  The Phillies would take the lead in the fifth on a two-run triple from Alec Bohm.

Featured Card:  On Thursday, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96 after a 70 year reign as the Queen of the United Kingdom.  There have been 50 players born in the United Kingdom to play in the major leagues, according to Baseball Reference, including former Phillies pitcher Danny Cox, born in Northampton in 1959.  Cox appeared in 32 games for the Phillies between 1991 and 1992.

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Cardinals at Phillies: August 22nd to August 24th

Friday and Saturday 7:05, Sunday 1:35
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA

Cardinals 69-57, 2nd Place in the N.L. Central, 1 1/2 games behind the Brewers
Phillies 56-71, 5th Place in the N.L. East, 17 1/2 games behind the Nationals

Cardinals Probables:  Shelby Miller (8-9, 4.25), Adam Wainwright (15-7, 2.40), Justin Masterson (2-1, 6.30)
Phillies Probables:  Kyle Kendrick (5-11, 4.90), David Buchanan (6-7, 4.25), Jerome Williams (1-0, 2.19)

At the Ballpark:  A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . . . The Phillies will host their first Star Wars night tonight with Darth Vader scheduled to throw out the first pitch.  On Sunday, kids under 14 will receive a Phillies Back-to-School Gym Bag.

Phillies Leaders

Average:  Ben Revere - .311

Runs:  Jimmy Rollins - 67

Home Runs:  Marlon Byrd - 23

RBIs:  Ryan Howard - 77

Stolen Bases:  Ben Revere - 37

Wins:  Cole Hamels - 7

ERA:  Cole Hamels - 2.53

Strikeouts:  Cole Hamels - 153

Saves:  Jonathan Papelbon - 30

1988 Topps Traded #70T, 1988 Topps #59 and #133, 1988 Topps Traded #34T

1988 Topps Appreciation:  The four Cardinals featured here, Larry McWilliams (1989), Danny Cox (1991-1992), Greg Mathews (1992) and Jose DeLeon (1992-1993) all spent a brief part of their careers pitching for the Phillies.

Of the four, I have the vaguest recollection of Mathews' time with the club.  Mathews signed with the Phillies in February 1992 and opened the season with the AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons.  The big club summoned him in July to fill the hole in the rotation created when Don Robinson was released.  He pitched great in his first two starts, throwing 15 innings and allowing three earned runs.  But that success would elude him the rest of the season.

He finish out the year with the Phillies going 2-3 with a 5.16 ERA in 14 games (7 starts).  The club released him following the season, and his five-year big league career was over.  For his troubles, he received a Phillies card in the 1993 Fleer set, featured in this post.