MIAMI (CBS/AP) — Phillies manager Gabe Kapler called it “totally unacceptable.” Cesar Hernandez acknowledged afterward he should have run harder.
In the top of the sixth inning of the Phillies’ 3-2 loss to the Miami Marlins, Hernandez slugged a two-out shot to right field — a drive Hernandez thought was bound to exited the ballpark and left the batter’s box accordingly. Instead, the ball hit off the wall and Hernandez was stuck with a long single.
Rhys Hoskins bailed Hernandez out with a two-run home run, his 25th of the season that ended a career-long drought of 84 plate appearances without a homer.