Coming into this game, both teams were hot. The Phillies had won nine out of ten while the Marlins, quietly, had won seven out of ten, including taking a series in Houston from the Astros. The pitching matchup was one of top billing, Sandy Alcantara against Aaron Nola, both throwing the ball extremely well of late. They’re the type of games where, if they live up to it, can be both thrilling and and tense at the same time.
This one lived up to it.
Both started out extremely well, breezing through the first two innings.