The Phillies return home after a pretty impressive stint along the east coast, winning 5 out of 7 from the Mets and Braves to take control of the NL East. Now coming home, where they have been markedly better this season, they hope to expand that lead.
On this warm evening, Vince Velasquez took the mound, two days after he was scheduled to, fully recovered from the flu. He started off dealing, allowing only two hits over the first three innings.