Tonight was the first game of a four-game series against the lowly Philadelphia Phillies. This was supposed to be a game where the Diamondbacks made up ground on one of their division rivals. Alsa, Mark Leiter, Jr. and the Phillies had other plans.
The game started off in what is becoming typical “Corbin fashion”, with the Phillies getting a run in the first inning. In Corbin’s defense, David Peralta’s missed catch on a diving attempt set the table for that run, allowing Freddy Galvis to triple. Altherr grounded out, but drove Galvis home. That would be the end of the scoring, by either team, for quite some time.