Official Site of the Phillies · Mar 5, 2017
Pivetta strong, Rupp homers as Phils edged
Cameron Rupp hits a solo home run to right field to give the Phillies a 2-1 lead in the top of the 6thPhiladelphia right-hander Nick Pivetta, who is leaving to pitch for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic, started and allowed only two hits over three scoreless innings while striking out three.
Welington Castillo played his last game before joining up with the Dominican Republic for the Classic, and he contributed an RBI double in the fourth off Alec Asher.
Manny Machado, who is leaving to play shortstop for the DR, was hitless in three at-bats, but made a brilliant throw in the field. Adam Jones, who leaves on Monday to play for Team USA, was also 0-for-3.