Memo to bosses across the Delaware Valley: Please excuse all Phillies-fan employees for being a bit bleary-eyed this morning. They waited five years for their beloved ballclub to return to the national stage of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, and although the outcome didn’t turn out as they hoped, man oh man, was it ever entertaining.
There was a little something for everyone packed into four hours. After rain halted play for 38 minutes in the fourth inning, the Phillies built a four-run lead only to see relief ace Seranthony Dominguez blow it in an 8-6 loss that scuttled a chance for a three-game sweep.