Phillies Phacks n Stats 8/30/24

ON THIS DAY IN PHILLIES HISTORY - August 30...

Happy Happy Birthday to...

Tug Mcgraw  born 1944     Phillies 1975-84
    49 wins  3.10 ERA  94 Saves (6th in Phillies history)
    1x All-Star  1x World Champion

Marlon Byrd  born 1977     Phillies 2002-05, 2014
    .268/.324/.404  397 H  71 2B  38 HR

Cliff Lee  born 1978    Phillies 2009, 2011-14
    48 wins  2.94 ERA  12 CG  8 Shutouts
    2x All-Star  1x NL Champion

In 1988...
Kent Tekulve throws a scoreless inning of relief in the Phillies 7-5 win over San Francisco becoming the second pitching in Major League history to appear in 1,000 career games joining Hoyt Wilhelm.

In 2015...
Alec Asher makes his major league debut, throwing 5.2 innings allowing 8 hits and 4 earned runs in a 9-4 loss to San Diego. Cameron Rupp hit his 8th career home run.
 

Yesterday's Game - 5-4 Win vs. Atlanta Braves

- Matt Strahm and Jeff Hoffman threw a scoreless inning of relief in the same game for the 23rd time this season, tied for fifth most for a Phillies reliever duo since 2010

1. 2016 Jeanmar Gomez & Hector Neris        29

    2015 Luis Garcia & Ken Giles             29

3. 2023 Craig Kimbrel & Gregory Soto         25

    2014 Jonathan Papelbon & Jake Diekman         25

5. 2024 Matt Strahm & Jeff Hoffman                    23

    2014 Jonathan Papelbon & Ken Giles                23

    2011 Ryan Madson & Antonio Bastardo             23

- Last night Cristopher Sanchez ended a streak of 32 straight starts without allowing multiple home runs, the longest by a Phillies pitcher since Tommy Greene's 43 straight from October 1991 through September 1993.

Tonight's Game -  Braves 6:40 Suarez vs. Lopez

- Including playoffs Ranger Suarez has a 2.45 ERA and 0.98 WHIP at home against Atlanta and the Phillies have a 5-2 record in his seven starts.

- Since being traded from the Angels to Guardians on August 31, 2023, Reynaldo Lopez is the only pitcher in baseball with 75+ innings pitched and a sub-2.00 ERA (1.85). His last outing as an Angel came at Citizens Bank Park one year ago today when Trea Turner hit a 3-run homer off him in the bottom of the 6th.

Phillies Phacks n Stats

- The Phillies have won 80 games before September 1st four times in franchise history (2011, 1993, 1977, 1976). They've ended three of those season with 100+ wins ('11 - 102, '77 - 101, '76 - 101) but won the pennant in the lone season they fell short of 100 regular season wins (1993 - 97).

- If Brandon Marsh can produce 1 home run and 2 doubles in the next two games, he'll be the first Phillies outfielder since Shane Victorino in 2011 to tally 15+ homers, 15+ doubles, and 15+ steals before September 1st. Victorino, Bobby Abreu, and Lenny Dykstra are the only three Phillies OF's to do so since 1990.

- With his 10th save of the season on Wednesday, Jeff Hoffman is the third Phillies pitcher ever to record 10+ holds and 10+ saves in a season with a sub-2.00 ERA (Jose Alvarado 2023, Ken Giles 2015)

Braves Bits

- With a double and walk last night, Orlando Arcia raised his OPS from .631 to .634 on the season (league average .714), which is fourth-lowest for a Braves hitter since 2000 (min. 400 at bats). Though the .634 OPS wouldn't be anywhere near Bryce Harper's career low (.768 in 2014), it's not even Arcia's career low which was .567 in 2021 (league average .728)

Lowest Braves OPS Since 2000
    1. Vinny Castilla, 2002 - .616
    2. Andrelton Simmons, 2014 - .617
    3. B.J. Upton, 2014 - .620
    4. Orlando Arcia, 2024 - .634

NL EAST STANDINGS
                    W     L         GB
Phillies        79    55          --
Braves        73    61         6.0
Mets           70    64         9.0
Nationals    61    73        18.0
Marlins       49    85        30.0