Phillies Stat of the Day: June 2021

MLB.com is keeping track of a Stat of the Day for the Phillies this season, highlighting a unique, interesting or fun nugget from each game.

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June 30: Marlins 11, Phillies 6 -- Nola helps himself
Aaron Nola became the Phillies' first pitcher to walk at least twice in a game since Tyler Cloyd on Aug. 29, 2012. He is Philadelphia's first pitcher to walk twice while striking out 10 or more batters since Curt Schilling on April 16, 1999, against the Marlins at old Veterans Stadium. Schilling struck out 11 in eight innings and went 1-for-1 with one triple, two walks and one sacrifice bunt.

June 29: Phillies 4, Marlins 3 -- McCutchen stays hot
Andrew McCutchen opened the scoring with a first-inning RBI single, giving him 20 RBIs for the month of June. He's also hitting .310 with a 1.040 OPS in 23 games for the month. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, McCutchen could become the first Phillies player to collect at least 20 RBIs with a .300 batting average and a 1.000 OPS in a calendar month since Rhys Hoskins in June 2018 (22 RBIs, .312 average, 1.088 OPS). It would be the fourth time McCutchen has done it in his career.

June 28: Reds 12, Phillies 4 -- Rough stretch for the bullpen
The Phillies blew their seventh save in six games in the seventh inning on Monday night against the Reds. Houston is the last team to blow seven saves in a six-game span. The Astros did it in September 1995, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

June 27: Phillies 4, Mets 2 -- Starters step up
Phillies starters -- Aaron Nola, Matt Moore, Zach Eflin and Zack Wheeler -- posted a 0.39 ERA (one earned run in 23 1/3 innings) in four games this weekend against the Mets. They struck out 26 and walked five. Meanwhile, Phillies relievers blew four saves in six opportunities.

June 26: Mets 4, Phillies 3-- Multiple runs off deGrom
Phillies manager Joe Girardi said before the game that his hitters needed to grind down Jacob deGrom to have any shot. Well, they made him work. They scored two runs against the Mets ace. It was the first time this season that deGrom allowed more than one earned run in a start, snapping a streak of 12 consecutive starts. It was the longest streak by a traditional starting pitcher since 1913.

June 25: Mets 2, Phillies 1 (Game 1, eight innings) -- Nola makes history
Aaron Nola tied Hall of Fame right-hander Tom Seaver's 51-year-old Major League record when he struck out 10 consecutive batters in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Citi Field. The previous Phillies record was seven consecutive batters held by Steve Carlton (May 9, 1981, vs. San Diego), Curt Schilling (Aug. 26, 1996, at San Francisco) and Jerad Eickhoff (Sept. 28, 2018, vs. Atlanta).

June 23: Nationals 13, Phillies 12 -- Bryce's 10 homers all solo
Bryce Harper hit a solo homer to left field in the third inning. It was his 10th homer of the season, and all 10 have been solo shots. It also tied a franchise record for most consecutive solo home runs to start a season -- Fred Luderus hit 10 straight solo homers to start the season in 1914.

June 22: Nationals 3, Phillies 2 -- Hoskins' homer
With a solo blast in the eighth inning, Rhys Hoskins has homered four times in five games since he snapped an 0-for-33 slump last week in Los Angeles.

June 20: Giants 11, Phillies 2 -- Two-strike homers hurting Phillies
Mike Yastrzemski ripped a 1-2 fastball for a two-run homer to right in the first inning. Wilmer Flores followed with a solo homer to left, hitting a 2-2 slider, to make it 3-0. They were the fourth and fifth two-strike homers the Phillies allowed in the Giants series. The Phillies have allowed 35 two-strike homers this year, which is third in baseball behind only Baltimore (37) and Toronto (36).

June 19: Phillies 13, Giants 6 -- Hoskins' big day
Rhys Hoskins hit a two-run homer in the second inning, plated an insurance run with a double in the sixth and smashed a three-run homer in the seventh. Hoskins' six RBIs set a career high. He had previously posted five RBIs in a game twice: Aug. 23, 2017 and April 24, 2021.

June 18: Giants 5, Phillies 3 -- McCutchen stays hot
Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer to center field in the fourth inning. It was his fifth homer this month. McCutchen entered the game batting .304 (14-for-46) with four home runs, 12 RBIs and a 1.073 OPS in 14 games since being moved out of the leadoff spot.

June 16: Phillies 2, Dodgers 0 -- Hoskins ends skid in style
Rhys Hoskins snapped a 0-for-33 skid with a solo home run to left field in the first inning. It was the longest hitless streak by a Phillies player since Ryan Howard's 0-for-35 skid in 2015. Desi Relaford (1998), Len Matuszek ('82-83) and Danny Murtaugh ('42-43) hold the Phillies' franchise record (non-pitcher) for longest hitless streak at 0-for-36.

June 15: Dodgers 5, Phillies 3 -- Rhys still searching
Rhys Hoskins went 0-for-3 with a walk to extend his hitless streak to 33 at-bats. Ryan Howard (2015), Raul Ibanez (2011) and Joe Morgan (1983) each had 0-for-35 skids for the Phillies. Desi Relaford (1998), Len Matuszek (1982-83) and Danny Murtaugh (1942-43) hold the franchise record (non-pitcher) for longest hitless streak at 0-for-36.

June 14: Dodgers 3, Phillies 1 -- Hoskins' skid continues
Rhys Hoskins went 0-for-4 with one strikeout in the series opener against the Dodgers. He is stuck in a 0-for-30 slump, the Phillies' longest hitless streak since Ryan Howard's 0-for-35 skid from Aug. 29-Sept. 11, 2015.

June 13: Phillies 7, Yankees 0 -- First sweep of N.Y. since '97
With Sunday’s result, the Phillies completed their second series sweep of the Bronx Bombers. The first time came in a set at Veterans Stadium from Sept. 1-3, 1997 -- the first Interleague meeting between the two clubs. Phils manager Joe Girardi played for the Yankees in that series.

June 11: Phillies 8, Yankees 7 (10 innings) -- Make it a three-peat
Jean Segura delivered the Phillies' third straight walk-off win with a single that brought home Ronald Torreyes in the 10th inning off Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman. With a walk-off win for the third straight game, that makes it the first time the Phillies have done so since Aug. 21-23, 2013.

June 10: Phillies 4, Braves 3 (10 innings) -- Wheeler keeps dealing
Zack Wheeler struck out 12 Atlanta batters, becoming the first Phillies pitcher with at least five double-digit-strikeout games before July since Cliff Lee had six such games in 2011, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Wheeler has 13 double-digit-strikeout games in his career, including five this season and four in his last five starts.

June 9: Phillies 2, Braves 1 -- Rare company for Williams
When Luke Williams delivered a walk-off win with his first big league home run, he became just the sixth player in the last 20 years to hit a walk-off homer in his first career start. The others were Carlos Perez (2015), Ben Francisco (2007), Miguel Cabrera (2003), Esix Snead (2002) and Josh Bard (2002). The feat had never been achieved by a Phillies player, though three in franchise history had walked off for their first career homer: David Doster (1996), Rick Joseph (1967) and John Peters (1921).

June 8: Braves 9, Phillies 5 -- Offense heating up?
The Phillies have scored five or more runs in three consecutive games for the first time since Sept. 17-18, 2020. They've scored five or more in four of their last five.

June 6: Phillies 12, Nationals 6 -- Cutch's 1,000th run
Andrew McCutchen singled, and scored in the Phillies' seven-run fourth inning. It was the 1,000th run scored of his career. He joined Albert Pujols (1,856), Miguel Cabrera (1,470), Joey Votto (1,050) and Justin Upton (1,034) as the only active players with 1,000 or more runs scored. Robinson Cano has 1,257, but he is on the suspended list. McCutchen also hit his 350th career double, which is eighth among active players, excluding Cano. Only 241 players in history have at least 1,000 runs and 350 doubles.

June 5: Phillies 5, Nationals 2 -- Suárez keeps rolling
Ranger Suárez pitched three hitless innings against the Nationals to keep his perfect ERA intact. At 17 1/3 innings, Suárez has the second-longest streak of no earned runs allowed by any Phillies reliever to begin a season in the last 50 years, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. In the Divisional Era (since 1969), Philadelphia's only longer streak of not allowing an earned run to begin a season belongs to Ryan Madson, who kept his ERA unblemished for 19 consecutive innings to kick off the 2004 campaign.

June 4: Nationals 2, Phillies 1 -- Wheeler needs some help
Zack Wheeler continues to pitch well, but he cannot get any run support. He entered the game ranked 56th out of 66 qualified pitchers in run support average (3.48). It fell to 3.28 after the Phillies scored just one run for him.

June 1: Phillies 17, Reds 3 -- Nola hits 1,000 strikeouts
Aaron Nola struck out Jesse Winker to end the fifth inning for the 1,000th strikeout of his career. Nola is the ninth pitcher in Phillies history to hit that mark, but he's the fastest to do it. He reached 1,000 strikeouts in 913 innings, besting Cole Hamels, who needed 1,046 2/3 frames to do it. Nola, who will turn 28 on Friday, is the third Phils pitcher to reach 1,000 K's before turning 28. Nola (27 years, 362 days) joins Steve Carlton (27 years, 137 days) and Hamels (27 years, 174 days).