PHILADELPHIA — The lights dimmed down, the music turned up and an animated spider dashed across the video screen in right-center field. After taking the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning on a replay-reversed infield single, the Phillies had the moment they envisioned for new closer Jhoan Duran.
The announced crowd of 43,241 at Citizens Bank Park roared and held up the flashlights on its cellphones as the hard-throwing right-hander entered with a one-run lead. The team used his now-famous introduction, complete with the Undertaker gong and plenty of flames, before he ended the game in four pitches.