After a textbook-definition “get-right” week in which they swept through perhaps the two worst teams in baseball, the Phillies looked to carry the momentum of a six-game winning streak into a matchup with a team much closer to their weight class.
Three weeks to the day from the beginning of their last series against the Reds – the one that saw Cincinnati take two of three amidst the backdrop of never-ending rain, Bryce’s three-homer game, and an impossibly stupid rumor about a made-up wedding – the Phillies looked like a completely different team. Ranger Suarez dominated as the offense had another big night, giving the Phils a 7-0 victory to kick off their week.