Categories: 2018 Recaps

Saturday night’s alright for slamming the heck out of Miami: 20-1

We didn’t see this one coming.

Vince Velasquez quickly fell behind 1-0 thanks to a long first inning that included a throwing error by Jorge Alfaro. Then the Phillies came up and loaded the bases with nobody out. Rhys Hoskins walked to tie the game. One batter later, Maikel Franco launched a 2-2 pitch into the seats. Grand slam. 5-1.

Two innings later the Phils once again loaded the bases. This time Aaron Altherr was at the plate. Grand slam. 9-1.

It was the first time in nine years that the Phils hit two grannies in a game. But they weren’t done. Carlos Santana added a three-run shot, Jorge Alfaro hit a solo jack, and the offense tacked on another seven runs for the heck of it. In the end they won 20-1. It was laughable.

The Phils scored eight in the fourth inning. Franco nearly hit a second homer but it was deemed a double; after the Santana homer, Hoskins doubled home a run.

Velasquez went six strong, striking out six while walking one. Jake Thompson got a three-inning save, then was sent to Lehigh Valley to make room for Jake Arrieta, who starts Sunday.

Fun night at the ballpark.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.