After years of frustration against the Miami Marlins followed by lackluster showings in the first two games of this year’s series, the Phillies burst out in a big way on Saturday night, defeating the Marlins by a score of 10-3.
The Phillies’ offense was supposed to be a strength, but for the most part it has underwhelmed early in the 2022 season. I’m not saying that it was all the fault of struggling leadoff man Kyle Schwarber, but with Schwarber on the bench for one night, the Phillies scored a season-high 10 runs. (And as we know, correlation always equals causation.