Fansided · Jul 5, 2016
Phillies Offense Provides Independence Day Fireworks
The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the division rival Atlanta Braves in an Independence Day afternoon game at Citizens Bank Park.
With a Fourth of July day game, the fans at Citizens Bank Park probably figured that they weren’t going to be seeing much in the way of fireworks this afternoon.
However, the Phillies decided that they didn’t want to let down the Independence Day crowd. So in the bottom of the 2nd, the offense exploded for seven runs, allowing the Phils to coast to an easy 8-2 win in the series opener.
The big inning came against Braves’ 27-year old rookie righty Joel De La Cruz, who was making just his second career start.