The Phillies won a series at home, and against the reigning World Series champs, no less.
I kept waiting for the Royals to come back and win this game. It seemed like they could at any minute, considering the state of Phillies pitching lately. But they didn’t. The Phillies beat the Royals by five runs, and the Royals didn’t have the lead once.
It first seemed like things could fall apart just five pitches into the first inning. Vincent Velasquez pitched to the first batter, and after Alex Gordon hit a single, Pete Mackanin and the trainer paid him a visit.