Tough Night for the Phillies 
It was a rough game for our Philadelphia Phillies as we faced the Oakland Athletics and unfortunately ended up on the losing side with a final score of 18-3. But let's highlight the main moments for the Phils.Early Promising Start
The game started on a positive note for us when Trea Turner homered to left center (372 feet) in the bottom of the 1st inning. It gave us a 1-0 lead and had everyone pumped up. But as the innings went on, it became a tougher battle for our pitching and defense.Innings of Struggles
Things started to unravel in the 4th inning when Oakland's Brent Rooker blasted a homer to center, scoring JJ Bleday and flipping the score to 2-1. The 5th and the 6th innings saw more homers from the Athletics, and our pitching just couldn’t lock them down.While we managed a couple of runs in the 6th inning thanks to an error on Bryson Stott's sacrifice fly that allowed Alec Bohm and Bryce Harper to score, it wasn't enough to catch up.
Final Blow in the 9th Inning
The top of the 9th was particularly painful, where they managed to score a whopping 5 more runs, including a grand slam by Zack Gelof. Despite some substitutions, we just couldn’t turn our fortunes around.Highlights and Moving Forward
Big shoutout to Trea Turner for his early homer and Alec Bohm for getting some hits and keeping the energy up. Also, Bryce Harper walked and scored, showing his consistent effort.Not our best game, but let's keep our heads up, Phils fans. We know this team has fight and resilience. We'll bounce back stronger next game!
Let's go Phillies!
Scoreboard for Athletics @ Phillies (July 14th, 2024)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 1 |