As the series shifts to Atlanta for Game 3, Eric asked if I have any more lefties for him.
The answer is an exuberant "YES!!!!". Future CFA Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw (12-5)
will battle Luis "Win Machine" Garcia (18-2). PHI Matt Chapman opens the 2nd with a solo
HR giving the Phils their first lead of the series. That lead is short lived and Austin
Hays answers with a solo shot of his own in the bottom of the 2nd, and Kyle Tucker jacks a
3 run shot in the 3rd to put the Braves up 4-1 after 3. Things continue to be quiet until
the 6 when Haniger jacks a solo HR to pull the score back to 4-2. This must have been our
HR game. of the series. Phillies have men on 1st and 3rd with none out. Jose Alvarez allows
a run on a DP to mitigate the damage as the Phils claw back to 4-3. Closer Jake McGee enters
the game in the 9th needing only two outs to secure the Braves trip to the NLDS. With 3 of
the next 4 batters lefties, this should be a cake walk. Well some of the real life Philly
good luck comes into play as Cronenworth hits a ball to LF, where it clanks of Gavin Sheets
glove (FR, FR). This gives the Phils a little hope. Braves Manager commits the cardinal sin
of putting the winning run on base with an IBB, so that McGee can face lefties Schwarber and
Walsh. The DMB gods take offence to this abomination and Jared Walsh singles to drive in two
and re to put Philly into a 5-4 come from behind lead. And that is how the game finished.
Phillies avoid elimination in game 3.
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2022 Phillies 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 9 0 5 1
2022 Braves 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 9 2
Phillies AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Vierling cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0
Heim c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Swanson,D ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 1 7 0 0
Haniger rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 2 0 0 0
Chapman,M 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 1 0 0
Cronenworth 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 3 0 0
Molina c 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300 4 0 0 0
Reyes,P pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Cain cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2 0 0 0
Schwarber lf 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0 0 0
Yelich pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0
Walsh 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 13 0 0 0
Alfaro dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0 0 0
Garcia,LH p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
King,J p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Minaya p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Stratton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Hernandez,Ca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
34 5 9 4 1 0 2 3 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 27 11 0 0
Braves AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Sheets lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 0 0 0
Hoerner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0 0 0
Peterson,J 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 4 0 0
Alford ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 0 0
Gurriel,Y 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 7 0 0 0
Tucker,K cf 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 5 0 0 0
Hays rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 4 0 0 0
Olson dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 0 0
Vazquez c 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 6 0 0 0
Happ,I 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 1 3 0 0
Bregman ph 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Villar ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 3 0 0
Kershaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Alvarez,J p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Leone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
McGee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Matzek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
33 4 7 4 2 0 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 10 0 0
Phillies INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Garcia,LH 5.0 5 4 4 3 3 88 52 23 2 0 0 0 0 7.20
King,J 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.00
Minaya 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Stratton W 1-0 1.2 1 0 0 3 1 46 23 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Hernandez,Ca S 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 17 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.59
9.0 7 4 4 7 4 165 91 40 2 0 0 0 1
Braves INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Kershaw 6.0 6 3 3 0 5 94 64 24 2 0 0 0 0 4.50
Alvarez,J H 2 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 22 10 5 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Leone H 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
McGee BS 1, L 0-1 0.1 2 2 2 2 1 17 10 5 0 1 0 0 0 54.00
Matzek 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
9.0 9 5 5 3 6 141 90 37 2 1 0 0 2
Phi: Reyes,P ran for Molina in the 9th
Yelich ran for Schwarber in the 9th
Heim inserted at c in the 9th
Cain inserted at cf in the 9th
Yelich moved to lf in the 9th
Atl: Bregman batted for Happ,I in the 6th
Peterson,J moved to 2b in the 7th
Bregman moved to 3b in the 7th
Hoerner batted for Sheets in the 9th
Alford batted for Peterson,J in the 9th
GWRBI: Walsh
Temperature: 78, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: left to right at 1 MPH.
10/3/2022, Phi22-Atl22, South End Grounds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2022 Phillies 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 9 0 5 1
2022 Braves 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 9 2
Phillies -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Vierling cf 1>43 9 64/f 8>9 Matzek
8
Heim c
Swanson,D ss 5 S 6>k W
Haniger rf k 43 HR Leone
463/gdp
Chapman,M 3b 2>HR 4>53 43 9>43
Cronenworth 2b 7 9 9 McGee
S
Molina c 8 8 7>D IW.1-2
Reyes,P pr
Cain cf
Schwarber lf S 5>S Alvarez,J W.2-3;1-2
S.2-3
Yelich pr
Walsh 1b 8 k note 1 note 2
Alfaro dh 3>k k 8 k
1: 463/gdp.3-H 2: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Braves -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Sheets lf 1>W 3>S 5>k Stratton note 1
4
Hoerner ph 7
Peterson,J 3b 63.1-2 9 S W
Alford ph W.1-2
Gurriel,Y 1b k S.1-3 3/L W.1-2 8.2-3
Tucker,K cf 63 HR.3-H;1-H 8 8 8
Hays rf 2>HR 63 6>W 8>D
Olson dh 63 6/fl King,J k
643/gdp
Vazquez c W 4>3 D 63
Happ,I 2b 53.1-2 3/g
Bregman ph Minaya 9
43
Villar ss 63 k 7>43 9>W
1: Hernandez,Ca
Phillies IN OUT ER Braves IN OUT ER
Garcia,LH A1 C5 4 Kershaw A1 C6 3
King,J C6 C7 0 Alvarez,J C7 D2 0 H 2
Minaya C8 C9 0 Leone D3 D4 0 H 2
Stratton D1 D9 0 W 1-0 McGee D5 D9 2 BS 1, L 0-1
Hernandez,Ca E1 E4 0 S 1 Matzek E1 E1 0
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2022 Phillies 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 9 0 5 1
2022 Braves 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 9 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Phillies batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Vierling grounded out to second (CSBX)
0-0 1 --- 12 Swanson,D popped out to third (SFBX)
0-0 2 --- 12 Haniger struck out (BCSS)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Braves batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Sheets walked (BSSFBBB)
0-0 0 1-- 01 Peterson,J grounded out to short, Sheets to second (FX)
0-0 1 -2- 32 Gurriel,Y struck out (BBCSBS)
0-0 2 -2- 01 Tucker,K grounded out to short (CX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Phillies batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Chapman,M homered deep down the left-field line (CCBBFBX)
1-0 0 --- 01 Cronenworth flied out to left (CX)
1-0 1 --- 00 Molina flied out to center (X)
1-0 2 --- 01 Schwarber grounded a single to right (CX)
1-0 2 1-- 22 Walsh flied out to center (BSFBX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Braves batting
1-0 0 --- 00 Hays homered deep to left (X)
1-1 0 --- 12 Olson grounded out to short (BSFX)
1-1 1 --- 32 Vazquez walked (BBCSBB)
1-1 1 1-- 22 Happ,I grounded out to third, Vazquez to second (SBBSFX)
1-1 2 -2- 00 Villar grounded out to short (X)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Phillies batting
1-1 0 --- 22 Alfaro struck out (FSBBFS)
1-1 1 --- 22 Vierling flied out to right (CSFFFBBX)
1-1 2 --- 11 Swanson,D lined a single to shallow center (CBX)
1-1 2 1-- 01 Haniger grounded out to second (CX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Braves batting
1-1 0 --- 32 Sheets grounded a single between third and short (CBBFBX)
1-1 0 1-- 21 Peterson,J flied out to right (BBCX)
1-1 1 1-- 20 Gurriel,Y singled to left center, Sheets to third (BBX)
1-1 1 1-3 01 Tucker,K homered deep to right center, Sheets scored,
Gurriel,Y scored (FX)
1-4 1 --- 21 Hays grounded out to short (BBCX)
1-4 2 --- 01 Olson popped out to short (CX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Phillies batting
1-4 0 --- 11 Chapman,M grounded out to third (FBX)
1-4 1 --- 20 Cronenworth flied out to right (BBX)
1-4 2 --- 22 Molina flied out to center (BFSBFX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Braves batting
1-4 0 --- 01 Vazquez popped out to first (SX)
1-4 1 --- 01 Happ,I grounded out to first (FX)
1-4 2 --- 12 Villar struck out (BSFS)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Phillies batting
1-4 0 --- 12 Schwarber lined a single to right center (CBCX)
1-4 0 1-- 22 Walsh struck out (BCSBFS)
1-4 1 1-- 12 Alfaro struck out (BFFS)
1-4 2 1-- 00 Vierling grounded to short, forcing Schwarber at second
(X)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Braves batting
1-4 0 --- 32 Sheets struck out (BBCBCFS)
1-4 1 --- 21 Peterson,J lined a single to right center (BBSX)
1-4 1 1-- 11 Gurriel,Y lined out to first (CBX)
1-4 2 1-- 22 Tucker,K flied out to center (FBBSFX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Phillies batting
1-4 0 --- 22 Swanson,D struck out (CSFBBS)
1-4 1 --- 20 Haniger homered deep to left (BBX)
2-4 1 --- 22 Chapman,M grounded out to second (CCBBX)
2-4 2 --- 10 Cronenworth flied out to right (BX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Braves batting
2-4 0 --- 30 Hays walked (BBBB)
King,J now pitching
2-4 0 1-- 21 Olson grounded into a double play, Swanson,D to
Cronenworth to Walsh (CBBX)
2-4 2 --- 11 Vazquez lined a double down the right field line (BCX)
Bregman pinch hitting for Happ,I
Minaya now pitching
2-4 2 -2- 12 Bregman grounded out to second (CCBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Phillies batting
Peterson,J moved to second base
Bregman moved to third base
2-4 0 --- 11 Molina doubled deep to left center (BCX)
Alvarez,J now pitching
2-4 0 -2- 20 Schwarber grounded a single up the middle, Molina to
third (BBX)
2-4 0 1-3 21 Walsh grounded into a double play, Peterson,J to Villar
to Gurriel,Y, Molina scored (BBFX)
3-4 2 --- 22 Alfaro flied out to center (BSBFFX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Braves batting
3-4 0 --- 20 Villar grounded out to second (BBX)
Stratton now pitching
3-4 1 --- 10 Sheets popped out to second (BX)
3-4 2 --- 31 Peterson,J walked (BBBCB)
3-4 2 1-- 31 Gurriel,Y walked, Peterson,J to second (BBBCB)
3-4 2 12- 22 Tucker,K flied out to center (CBBSFX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Phillies batting
3-4 0 --- 20 Vierling flied out to right (BBX)
3-4 1 --- 32 Swanson,D walked (BBCBSB)
Leone now pitching
3-4 1 1-- 11 Haniger grounded into a double play, Peterson,J to Villar
to Gurriel,Y (BFX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Braves batting
3-4 0 --- 00 Hays doubled deep to left (X)
3-4 0 -2- 32 Olson struck out (CBFBBS)
3-4 1 -2- 22 Vazquez grounded out to short (CSBFBX)
3-4 2 -2- 32 Bregman flied out to right (BSCBBX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Phillies batting
3-4 0 --- 10 Chapman,M grounded out to second (BX)
McGee now pitching
3-4 1 --- 12 Cronenworth lined a single to shallow left (CFFBX)
3-4 1 1-- 30 Molina was walked intentionally, Cronenworth to second
(IIII)
Reyes,P pinch running for Molina
3-4 1 12- 31 Schwarber walked, Cronenworth to third, Reyes,P to second
(BBBCB)
3-4 1 123 21 Walsh lined a single to shallow center, Cronenworth
scored, Reyes,P scored, Schwarber to second (CBBX)
5-4 1 12- 02 Alfaro struck out (SSC)
Matzek now pitching
Yelich pinch running for Schwarber
5-4 2 12- 02 Vierling flied out to center (CCX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Braves batting
Heim now playing catcher
Cain now playing center field
Yelich moved to left field
5-4 0 --- 32 Villar walked (BCSFBFFBB)
Hernandez,Ca now pitching
Hoerner pinch hitting for Sheets
5-4 0 1-- 22 Hoerner flied out to left (BCBFX)
Alford pinch hitting for Peterson,J
5-4 1 1-- 31 Alford walked, Villar to second (FBBBB)
5-4 1 12- 22 Gurriel,Y flied out to center, Villar to third (BBFFX)
5-4 2 1-3 10 Tucker,K flied out to center (BX)