Tommy Hunter did not know it was going to be him. He knew it was a possibility, that when the dugout told Seranthony Dominguez to start getting loose in the seventh inning, the Phillies were eventually going to need someone else to handle the ninth. But until the bullpen phone rang a couple of innings later, Hunter was not even sure he’d end up pitching at all, let alone serving as Gabe Kapler’s latest closer of the day.
Three outs later, Hunter was exchanging handshakes with his catcher, having locked down his second save of the season in a 5-3 win over the Marlins that moved the Phillies to 15 games above .