Official Site of the Phillies · Mar 18, 2016
Franco, Howard power offensive outburst vs. Bucs
3/18/16: Ryan Howard takes a pitch and sends it out to deep center field for a monsterous grand slam, padding the Phillies' lead in the 5thThe following inning, the Phils put up six more runs, highlighted by Ryan Howard's grand slam off of righty Trey Haley.
3/18/16: With two runners on base, Maikel Franco launches a long home run to left field, padding the Phillies' lead in the 4th inningThe Pirates' bats were almost as loud. Morton allowed a two-run homer to Pedro Florimon in the second and a solo homer to Matt Joyce in the third. Jose Osuna hit a three-run shot against Dalier Hinojosa in the top of the ninth.