The good news is that Ryan Braun will retire one day. The bad news is that thanks to modern “medicine,” careers can be extended, so that day may not come any time soon. Until then, we’re going to have to endure Braun’s annual visits to Citizens Bank Park where he decimates Phillies pitching.
Braun was 3-4 on the day (7-13 in the series), but he wasn’t alone in the battering of the Phillies’ pitching staff. Fellow Phillie-killer Yasmani Grandal had another big game, including a three-run home run in the seventh that turned a once-close contest into a laugher.