Final Score: Giants 5, Phillies 3
Friday’s series opener against the San Francisco Giants was the kind of game fans shouldn’t feel bad about missing.
Starter Vince Velasquez averaged 21 pitches per frame in a four-inning outing. With two outs in the fourth, Velasquez walked the opposing pitcher Johnny Cueto, who eventually came around to score a batter later. It was the fourth time in Velasquez’s career that he allowed an opposing pitcher to score following a free pass.
Odúbel Herrera, Brad Miller, Rhys Hoskins and Andrew Knapp were among the Phillies players who struggled on defense.