The game was never a blowout, but it was pretty obvious very early on where it was going. Once Dansby Swanson grounded out with two runners in scoring position and Max Fried couldn’t command a breaking ball in the first inning, you could see what was about to unfold.
J.T. Realmuto hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first and the Phillies never looked back from there en route to a 5-1 victory in the second game of the series. Around and around we go, never falling too far under .500 without ever crossing over onto the plus side of it.