[jksander]

May 19, 2025
Philadelphia Phillies (28-18) at Colorado Rockies (8-38)

Top 1st: Wild Pitch! Bryson Stott scores. Philadelphia 1, Colorado 0
Bot 1st: Ryan McMahon reaches base on E7 error, Sean Bouchard scores. Philadelphia 1, Colorado 1
Top 3rd: Trea Turner hits solo homer. Philadelphia 2, Colorado 1
Bot 3rd: Brenton Doyle hits flyball double, Jordan Beck scores. Philadelphia 2, Colorado 2
Bot 3rd: Michael Toglia hits groundball double, Brenton Doyle scores. Colorado 3, Philadelphia 2
Bot 3rd: Ezequiel Tovar hits line drive single, Michael Toglia scores. Colorado 4, Philadelphia 2
Bot 3rd: Adael Amador hits line drive single, Ezequiel Tovar and Kyle Farmer score. Colorado 6, Philadelphia 2
Top 4th: Johan Rojas hits groundball double, Edmundo Sosa scores. Colorado 6, Philadelphia 3
Bot 4th: Hunter Goodman hits solo homer. Colorado 7, Philadelphia 3
Top 5th: Bryce Harper hits solo homer. Colorado 7, Philadelphia 4
Top 5th: J.T. Realmuto hits groundball single, Kyle Schwarber scores. Colorado 7, Philadelphia 5
Top 7th: Brandon Marsh hits two-run homer. Colorado 7, Philadelphia 7
Bot 7th: Brenton Doyle hits solo homer. Colorado 8, Philadelphia 7
Bot 7th: Ezequiel Tovar hits line-drive flyout to left, Ryan McMahon tags up and scores. Colorado 9, Philadelphia 7

FINAL: Colorado 9, Philadelphia 7
W: Anthony Molina (1-0) L: Orion Kerkering (3-2) S: Scott Alexander (1)
POY: Brenton Doyle

This was a great game for us offensively, as we notched a dozen hits ... though we let them hit just as many. Brenton Doyle had a double and a solo homer, his fifth of the year, and Goodman hit his seventh. Even Amador, with his miserable .143 average, got in on the hit-parade with a hit and two runs batted in. Most important, however, is that after batting around in the third and scoring five runs, and then subsequently blowing that entire lead, we actually managed to find a second wind in the bottom of the seventh and hold that lead the rest of the way. Now if only we can build on this and win back to back games for the first time all year. It’s sad that two in a row would be noteworthy but that’s where we are right now.

May 20, 2025
Philadelphia Phillies (28-19) at Colorado Rockies (9-38)

Bot 1st: Ryan McMahon hits groundball single, Sean Bouchard scores. Colorado 1, Philadelphia 0

FINAL: Colorado 1, Philadelphia 0
W: German Marquez (2-7) L: Aaron Nola (2-7) S: Seth Halvorsen (2)
POY: Aaron Nola

This one was intense, you don’t see a lot of 1-0 shutout wins at Coors! But we got the lead in the bottom of the first and held it thorugh a 4-4 pitchers’ duel. Aaron Nola was named player of the game because he lasted 7.1 innings with four hits, two walks and 10 K’s for the Phillies, but we kept them off balance all night. Bouchard had a hit, a walk and a run scored to lead our offense, and McMahan batted in the winning run. That was a hell of a win, a real confidence builder.

May 21, 2025
Philadelphia Phillies (28-20) at Colorado Rockies (10-38)

Bot 1st: Hunter Goodman hits solo homer. Colorado 1, Philadelphia 0
Bot 1st: Hunter Goodman hits solo homer. Colorado 2, Philadelphia 0
Bot 3rd: Adael Amador hits groundball single, Mickey Moniak scores. Colorado 3, Philadelphia 0
Bot 4th: Mickey Moniak hits line-drive double, Michael Toglia and Owen Miller score. Colorado 5, Philadelphia 0
Top 6th: J.T. Realmuto hits three-run homer. Colorado 5, Philadelphia 3
Bot 7th: Adael Amador hits two-run homer. Colorado 7, Philadelphia 3
Top 9th: Johan Rojas hits groundball single, Brandon Marsh scores. Colorado 7, Philadelphia 4

FINAL: Colorado 7, Philadelphia 4
W: Jefry Yan (1-0) L: Ranger Suarez (1-1)
POY: Adael Amador

Amador seems to finally be coming out of his slump ... tonight he had the leadoff spot in our hitting rotation, and he hit twice including just his second homer of the year, batting in three runs! He’s still hitting just .160, but after a slump that complete it’s hard to find your way out, so it’s important to acknowledge he’s putting in the work. Syndergaard gave us four solid innings with three hits, a walk and a strikeout, but he was wearing down and needs to ramp up his pitches before he’s ready to face batters for a third time. Yan, however, earned his win with a walk, two strikeouts and his first run allowed this season, giving him a 1.53 ERA through his first 5.2 innings. We have one more game left against the Phillies, and then three against the Yankees this week before hitting the road again.
 
May 22, 2025
Philadelphia Phillies (28-21) at Colorado Rockies (11-38)

Top 1st: Bryce Harper hits solo homer. Philadelphia 1, Colorado 0
Bot 1st: Ryan McMahon hits line-drive single, Sean Bouchard scores. Philadelphia 1, Colorado 1
Top 6th: Bryce Harper hits flyball double, Alec Bohm scores. Philadelphia 2, Colorado 1
Bot 8th: Michael Toglia hits solo homer. Philadelphia 2, Colorado 2
Top 10th: Bryson Stott walks, Brandon Marsh scores. Philadelphia 3, Colorado 2
Top 10th: Wild Pitch! Max Kepler scores. Philadelphia 4, Colorado 2

FINAL: Philadelphia 4, Colorado 2
W: Orion Kerkering (4-2) L: Tyler Kinley (0-2) SV: Jose Alvarado (8)
POY: Zach Wheeler

We didn’t make it easy on them, but Philly prevented the sweep as our depleted bullpen was forced into an extra innings fight once again. We outhit them 10-6 in the game but stranded too many baserunners over the course of ten innings to stay in this one when the chips were down. Michael Toglia led the way with two hits, a walk, a run and an RBI thanks to his sixth homer of the season, and Jimmy Herget deserves note for lasting three innings in relief with just a walk and a strikeout, throwing 37 pitches to keep us in this one.