After a hugely disappointing stint at home, Joe Girardi mentioned how it might be nice for the team to get out on the road, away from home, to try and get something started. Girardi has taken a lot of heat lately (deservedly so), but if last night was any indication, he might be right.
Facing the Mariners for the first time in ages, the Phillies’ offense finally perked up and had all engines revving. Pounding out 17 hits off Seattle’s pitching staff, they finally looked complete and whole.
Jean Segura got the fun start when he finally got his impressive looking peripheral stats to match up with the in game production, drilling a home run that looked like it got about ten feet off of the ground.