Hey Cole Irvin, bet you didn’t expect your former team to score four runs on you.
The bell is ringing again in South Philadelphia. The Phillies beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 in the second game of the season on Saturday evening.
Kyle Gibson delivered an electric performance in his season debut for the Phillies. In seven shutout innings, Gibson allowed two hits and racked up ten strikeouts. His start on Opening Night marked the fourth double-digit strikeout game of his 10-year career.
The 34-year-old joined Yu Darvish, Jose Berrios, and David Price as the only pitchers in MLB history to log seven innings pitched, no runs, no walks, and 10+ strikeouts while throwing 85 or fewer pitches.