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| 2023 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary #44 |
Game 149 - Sunday Afternoon, September 15th in Philadelphia
Record - 90-59, 1st Place, 8 games ahead of the Braves
One Sentence Summary: Cristopher Sanchez threw another gem and J.T. Realmuto walked it off with a clutch single up the middle, as the Phillies won a hug game over the Mets, 2-1.
What It Means: The Phillies are the first team in the majors with 90 wins this season, and their Magic Number to clinch the pennant dropped to six. They'll head to Milwaukee next for a three-game series against the Central division-leading Brewers.
What Happened: Sanchez was fantastic, allowing a solo home run to Tyrone Taylor as his only blemish on the day. He allowed six hits overall while striking out seven. Orion Kerkering and Jose Ruiz pitched the final two scoreless innings. Weston Wilson led off the bottom of the eighth with a double, and Buddy Kennedy doubled him home to tie the game. In the bottom of the ninth, with Mets' closer Edwin Diaz on the mound, Nick Castellanos singled to right, stole second base and came home to score the winning run on Realmuto's big hit.
Featured Card: Realmuto's hit was obviously the bigger hit here, but Kennedy's RBI-double tied the game and set up the walk-off heroics. Kennedy will hopefully receive a Phillies card or two in 2025, and for now, I'll settle for showing his card from the 2023 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary set, not released until this past May.
Transaction: Alec Bohm (3b) was activated from the injured list and Aramis Garcia (c) was designated for assignment.
What It Means: The Phillies are the first team in the majors with 90 wins this season, and their Magic Number to clinch the pennant dropped to six. They'll head to Milwaukee next for a three-game series against the Central division-leading Brewers.
What Happened: Sanchez was fantastic, allowing a solo home run to Tyrone Taylor as his only blemish on the day. He allowed six hits overall while striking out seven. Orion Kerkering and Jose Ruiz pitched the final two scoreless innings. Weston Wilson led off the bottom of the eighth with a double, and Buddy Kennedy doubled him home to tie the game. In the bottom of the ninth, with Mets' closer Edwin Diaz on the mound, Nick Castellanos singled to right, stole second base and came home to score the winning run on Realmuto's big hit.
Featured Card: Realmuto's hit was obviously the bigger hit here, but Kennedy's RBI-double tied the game and set up the walk-off heroics. Kennedy will hopefully receive a Phillies card or two in 2025, and for now, I'll settle for showing his card from the 2023 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary set, not released until this past May.
Transaction: Alec Bohm (3b) was activated from the injured list and Aramis Garcia (c) was designated for assignment.
