PHILADELPHIA -- Asdrubal Cabrera is new to Philadelphia, having spent the past 2 1/2 seasons playing for the NL East-rival Mets. The shortstop, perhaps the Phillies' biggest Trade Deadline acquisition, received a crash course in franchise history this weekend, from Saturday's memorializing of the late Roy Halladay on the Phillies Wall of Fame to Sunday's celebration of the 2008 World Series team.
All of Cabrera's Queens sins are now forgotten. After trudging to the dugout in the sixth inning following a bases-loaded popout, Cabrera turned on a slider in the eighth inning, swatting a two-run home run to seal the Phillies' 5-3 win and four-game sweep of the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park.