MILWAUKEE - From the moment Charlie Morton tumbled to the Miller Park grass Saturday night, this game between two rebuilding teams seemed destined to be forgotten. The pitch counts in a 10-6 Phillies win rose to interminable heights. The Phillies and Brewers traded mistakes deep into the night.
But there were Maikel Franco and Odubel Herrera, energetic reminders that baseball in Philadelphia can be fun. Franco swings hard and hits it far. While seated on the infield dirt, he throws strikes from third base. Herrera percolates with one of his league-leading walks. He generates runs with stolen bases.