Until today, every single game the Phillies have played in those nickname uniforms has been some shade of abysmal. It felt like they were cursed somehow. But today, they washed that stink off and got an 8-3 win over the Blue Jays. And not in spite of themselves, either. The offense, defense, starting pitching, and bullpen all performed well. It was an all-around great performance.
The Phillies set the tone in the first inning. They were all over Marco “Estratosphere” Estrada. Cesar Hernadez struck out, but Estrada was wild. Hoskins hit his 26th dinger of the year next, and that was followed by a dinger from Carlos Santana.