They celebrated the “old-timers” who won a World Series title to end Philadelphia’s 25-year championship drought a decade ago Sunday at Citizens Bank Park, but it was a newcomer who truly thrilled the crowd of 42,343. After the Phillies let a 3-0 lead slip away in the top of the seventh inning, recently acquired infielder Asdubral Cabrera stepped to the plate in the bottom of the eighth and slammed a second-deck two-run home run to give the Phillies a 5-3 victory and a four-game sweep of the lowly Miami Marlins.
It was Cabrera’s second home run in eight games with the Phillies and his 20th of the season.