PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Phillies will play their first interleague game of the season tonight as they welcome the Seattle Mariners to Citizens Bank Park. This will be the opener of a brief two-game series which wraps up Wednesday afternoon.
Tonight also marks the return of Carlos Ruiz to Citizens Bank Park.
The longtime Phillies catcher is now a member of the Mariners. He spent parts of eleven seasons with the Phillies. he was a key member of the team that won the 2008 World Series and really was critical to all the success the Phillies had during that run of five straight National League East titles.