Brandon Phillips sure knows how to make a great first impression. All he did in his Boston Red Sox debut was seal a wild comeback victory with one swing of the bat.
The Red Sox found themselves down early in Wednesday afternoon’s getaway game in Atlanta, trailing the Braves 7-1 until the eighth inning. That’s when Boston’s bats finally got going, exploding for six runs in the frame to tie the game.
Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman responded with a solo homer in the bottom of the inning to put Atlanta back on top by one.