The three-run single is not as rare as a no-hitter, a perfect game or a triple play, but it is not something you see at the ballpark every day, either. We saw it Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park, and it proved to be the pivotal moment in the Phillies’ 7-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
As three-run singles go, this one was particularly strange because it came off the bat of second baseman Cesar Hernandez, who is arguably the fastest man on the Phillies. After Rhys Hoskins hit a solo home run off Jameson Taillon to open the second inning, the Phillies loaded the bases without a ball leaving the infield.