The Phillies’ offense exploded Saturday with four home runs to help Tyler Phillips earn his first-career MLB win.
The Phillies slugged their way to even up the series against the Athletics with a 11-5 victory Saturday at Citizens Bank Park, tying a season-best 29 games over .500.In the biggest storyline of the day, Tyler Phillips did just enough to earn the first win of his major league career. From growing up a Phillies fan in South Jersey, to taking the mound representing his childhood team — it was a storybook kind of day for the 26-year-old right-handed pitcher.
"It was damn-near impossible," Phillips said."I know what a standing means in Philly and I wasn't expecting that for myself. I mean, I threw the ball well, result-wise it wasn't perfect, how I wanted it to be. To have that many people stand behind me, it means something. My passion for this city, I was fighting back tears, I was choked up real bad."
"Very impressive, I mean he really was," Thomson said on Phillips."Threw strikes, he was really efficient, I thought he was good to go out in the seventh."Nick Castellanos smoked a 423 ft. cutter to the ivy wall in center field for a two-run home run. He had four runs batted in on the day. Trea Turner continues on his offensive tear since returning from the injured list due to a hamstring strain on June 17. His two-run home run was the seventh of the month for the Phillies shortstop — in 11 games. He had just three prior. Turner has at least one hit in 19 of the 23 games he has played since returning.
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