Coming off a split of their two-game set with the Baltimore Orioles (72-50) in Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and going up against the Philadelphia Phillies (70-50) in Citizens Bank Park, Davey Martinez knew his club would have to play a clean game, if they were going to hang with their NL East rivals, who’d won 5 of 6 between the teams going into the series.
“This team here, offensively, you can’t make too many mistakes. They’re going to get you,” Martinez told reporters in his pregame press conference.
“They got — that whole lineup can hit the ball out of the ballpark.