Asdrubal Cabrera turned to the Phillies dugout on Sunday afternoon and tapped his fist to his chest as his home run raced toward right field.
The Phillies had traded for Cabrera nine days earlier, hoping he would inject the lineup with some life for the season’s stretch run. But the immediate returns weren’t so great. Cabrera had just one hit in his first 19 at-bats.
But as Cabrera looked into the dugout on Sunday, it was easy to remember why the Phillies traded for him. His mammoth two-run homer gave the Phillies a 5-3 win over the Marlins to complete a rare four-game sweep.