WASHINGTON – Never mind that Pedro Florimon spent the first five innings on the Phillies’ bench on Saturday. Or that he struck out in both of his at-bats.
Florimon still made the most heads-up play in the 3-1 victory over the Washington Nationals.
With the Phillies leading by two runs in the ninth inning, closer Hector Neris walked leadoff man Trea Turner on four pitches. Turner, who swiped 46 bases last season and is 12-for-13 in steal attempts this year, predictably took off for second base on Neris’ first pitch to Matt Wieters.
Wieters hit a pop up to shallow right field, but Florimon moved to cover the bag anyway, as though he was preparing to take a throw from catcher Andrew Knapp.