Tonight was the first game of an important division series against a team they’ve routinely struggled against.
Not only is it important because of how good the Miami Marlins have been, the Phillies were only 2.5 games back from the top wild card team in the sport. So, it’s not impossible that these two teams could meet in a three-game playoff series in October.
The action got intense in the second inning. Jean Segura punched a two-strike sinker past Trea Turner for a one-out single. On the very next pitch, Joey Wendle pulled a cutter down the right-field line to put runners on second and third.