Nick Castellanos wasn’t invited to the Philadelphia Phillies home run party in the series opener against the Atlanta Braves . The Phillies started with a three-homer inning in the first and finished with a franchise record-tying seven bombs. Kyle Schwarber added four homers on his own in an offensive eruption.
But following the wild 19-4 victory, Philadelphia found itself in a pitchers’ duel Friday where every run counted. And Castellanos, who got a rest day Thursday, made up for missing the home run derby with a clutch defensive effort.
With the game tied 1-1 in the top of the fifth, Phillies All-Star starter Ranger Suarez got into a jam. The Braves had runners on first and third with one out and Marcell Ozuna at the plate. Atlanta’s DH ripped an 87 mph cutter to right field an