307 homers? Braves' record-setting lineup no match for Phillies' deep pitching staff originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The chartered plane had been booked and the flight manifest was in order. The itinerary was set. The buses and the trucks that would transport the traveling party and all its attendant luggage and equipment to Philadelphia International Airport and from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson were ready. Hotel rooms had been reserved.
And all the while, the Phillies were hoping those best-laid plans had been written in invisible ink.
Sure enough. At 11:15 Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park, with the tying runs on base, Braves pinch-hitter Vaughn Grissom tried to check his swing on a two-strike pitch from Phillies reliever Matt Strahm.