Final Score: Phillies 9, Rays 4
There’s just something about a Kyle Schwarber bomb that’s out off the bat.
The crowd, mostly settled in, was in awe. A collective “Oh,” rang over Citizens Bank Park as Schwarber’s first inning leadoff home run traveled in the air and over the fence. It’s the kind of thrill you pay for when you buy a ticket to a Phillies game.
So when Buddy Kennedy came up to bat for Schwarber in the bottom of the fourth, an abrupt silence ran over the 40,088 fans in attendance. Some chanted “Buddy” as a callback to Monday night’s walk-off win, but it was mostly quiet.