Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Hector Neris (Bill Streicher/USA TODAY Sports)
The Philadelphia Phillies coming away with a 4-3 victory in Monday’s four-game series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers was not easy.
Up by two runs — with runners on the corners and just one out — manager Joe Girardi turned to closer Hector Neris to get a five-out save. During his first batter faced, the eight-year veteran allowed an inherited runner to score on a groundout and subsequent forceout at second, before limiting further damage by picking off a Brewers runner at first base — the final out of the frame.