The Phillies played their first ever regular-season game at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Tuesday. The Rays will spend the 2025 season there, and ideally no more. It is a minor-league ballpark. Capacity is barely over 11,000, and it was not filled to the brim behind the 16-18 Rays on Tuesday.
All to say: The Phillies needed to create the energy, and the thump, themselves in the series opener.
Mission accomplished.
Philadelphia took Game 1 on the road against Tampa Bay (familiar?) on the strength of power. It hit three homers, including the first of the season by Alec Bohm.