Top of the sixth inning, home opener, Philadelphia. Nick Pivetta had just allowed a single to Derek Dietrich, then gave up a 338-foot fly ball on a 2-2 count to Starlin Castro, which was caught by Odubel Herrera. Suddenly, as I watched players surround Pivetta and a red-clad figure emerge from the dugout, the boos […]
For the first time since 2011, the Phillies won the home opener. It was a 5-0 win over the Marlins, with Maikel Franco supplying much of the offense. He knocked two runs home in the first inning with a single, then blasted a two-run home run in the seventh to put the game away. And […]
