Odubel Herrera #37 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
The Phillies and Odubel Herrera made franchise history early in Tuesday’s game.
The Philadelphia Phillies set a franchise record in their 6-3 series-opening defeat against the Chicago Cubs Tuesday evening at Citizens Bank Park. And, it did not take long for them to do so.
Facing right-hander Adrian Sampson to start the bottom of the first, Odubel Herrera homered on the second pitch of his at-bat. This marked the one-time All-Star center fielder’s third leadoff home run of the season, and the 10th such blast for the Phillies overall this season.