Monday Quickie Quiz & Single Digits

MONDAY’S QUICKIE QUIZ

>>> Which current Phillie was the last major leaguer to get six singles in a game?

(Answer Below)

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MONDAY’S SINGLE DIGITS

>>> The Phillies have lost eight games by the exact score of 15-1 in their history . . . Two of them were this season:

June 9, 1883: Cleveland Blues
May 28, 1886: *Kansas City Cowboys
May 29, 1907: at New York Giants
June 6, 1945 (1st): Boston Braves
July 17, 1974: at San Diego Padres
June 13, 2003: at Cincinnati Reds
April 10, 2019: Washington Nationals
June 16, 2019: at Atlanta Braves

*Only season of existence; Franchise record for runs scored.

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>>> Two teams scored 15 runs in MLB Sunday − the team the Phillies played Sunday and the team the Phillies play Monday.

It marked the fourth time this season two teams reached 15 or more on the same day (June 14, May 16, May 4).

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>>> The Rockies and Padres combined to set a record with 92 runs scored in a four-game series this past weekend. Their combined score by innings:

SD . . . . 8-3-4 / 1-1-5 / 5-1-11 / 0-0-5 – 44
Col . . . 10-8-3 / 3-7-9 / 7-0-0 / 0-0-1 − 48

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>>> Charles Blackmon had 15 hits in the four Padres-Rockies games. Here is how the Colorado centefielder’s batting average and slugging percentage grew with each of his 24 PA:

Game 1:
.305 / .582 . . . Pre-Series
.308 / .584 . . . (1) Single
.306 / .581 . . . (2) Groundout
.309 / .596 . . . (3) Home Run
.313 / .612 . . . (4) Home Run
.316 / .622 . . . (5) Triple
Game 2:
.314 / .619 . . . (6) Groundout
.313 / .617 . . . (7) Groundout
.316 / .618 . . . (8) Single
.319 / .624 . . . (9) Double
.322 / .626 . . . (10) Single
.320 / .623 . . . (11) Groundout
.323 / .638 . . . (12) Home Run
Game 3:
.326 / .639 . . . (13) Single
.329 / .641 . . . (14) Single
.332 / .647 . . . (15) Double
.335 / .648 . . . (16) Single
.333 / .646 . . . (17) Groundout
.332 / .643 . . . (18) Strikeout
Game 4:
.335 / .657 . . . (19) Home Run
.338 / .658 . . . (20) Single
.336 / .656 . . . (21) Groundout
.335 / .657 . . . (22) Strikeout
.337 / .654 . . . (23) Single
.336 / .652 . . . (24) Fly Out

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QUICKIE QUIZ ANSWER

>>> Jean Segura, then with the Milwaukee Brewers, had six singles in a 14-inning, 6-5 loss to the Twins on May 28, 2013.