PHOENIX (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies sure didn’t look like the team that the Arizona Diamondbacks dominated a week ago.
In fact, the cleats were on the other foot.
Vince Velasquez threw five strong innings in his return from the disabled list and the Phillies opened a three-game series in Arizona with an 8-0 rout of the Diamondbacks on Monday night.
The Diamondbacks were just back from a 7-3 road trip that included a four-game sweep of the Phillies. The eight runs were more than the Phillies scored combined in Arizona’s four-game sweep a week ago, when the Diamondbacks outscored them 22-5.