Attendance: 28,632
Game Time: 2:38
Weather: 61 degrees, sunny
Wind: 7 mph
Umpires: Home Plate - Tripp Gibson, First Base - Stu Scheurwater,
Second Base - Brian Gorman, Third Base - Mike DiMuro
Seventh-inning stretch song: Hot Hot Hot – Buster Poindexter
Section 142, Row 18, Seats 1-6 – left field, on the aisle, prime
bring-your-glove territory
It was the quietest of games (until it wasn’t).
Highlights – great, fast-moving pitchers’ duel between Zach Eflin and
Mike Foltynewicz, scoreless through 6 innings … after Matt Kemp put Atlanta on
the board with a leadoff HR in the top of the 7th, the Phils tied it
in the bottom of the frame on consecutive singles by Nava, Stassi, and Galvis …
in the 8th, the Phils greeted reliever Arodys Vizcaíno with a
pinch-double by Saunders, followed by homers by Hernandez and Altherr … Herrera
made it back-to-back-to-back taters after Ian Krol replaced Vizcaíno
Other – Hector Neris made it interesting in the top of the 9th,
walking the leadoff hitter (with a 4-run lead) and subsequently yielding two
singles and another walk before finally getting the final two outs … confirmed
that Tony Luke’s makes excellent cheesesteaks … breaking out the peeps late in
the game seemed to key the Phillies’ rally … traffic wasn’t too bad either
coming or going (although the Penrose Ave. route leaving the CBP area didn’t
work at all) … snagged a great Phanatic cap, thanks to a generous seatmate who
met the requirements for the 14-and-under giveaway
Trivia note: The last time the Phillies went back-to-back-to-back was
June 13, 2008, when Utley, Howard, and Burrell did it in St. Louis. I remember
the game because it was my birthday and I had gone up to Lake Kittamaqundi in
Columbia to see a set by Ryan Shaw. When the show was over and I got back to my
car and turned on the radio, the Phils had a ridiculously large lead, fueled primarily
by a 9-run fourth inning. The final score was 20-2.
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