Prime time baseball in Philadelphia! The Phanatic in the TV booth! Cheesesteaks devoured on-air by the ESPN crew! Something called “whiz wit sauce,” according to Philadelphia expert Matt Vasgersian! Three games into the season, and already, the Phillies are at the center of baseball at its finest.
Going into tonight’s game, the Phillies offense had been as productive as promised, taking no prisoners in the first two games against the Braves, who have appeared helpless to stop them. They had outscored the Braves 18-11 by the time they scored their first run tonight. Like on opening day, it came in the form of an Andrew McCutchen home run in the bottom of the third, tying the game back up after Jake Arrieta’s early command issues had allowed a run to score on a passed ball.