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Prospects Quinn, Alfaro record first MLB hits
- Updated: September 13, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Outfielder Roman Quinn and catcher Jorge Alfaro now have one more thing in common in addition to being top Phillies prospects — Nos. 8 and 4, respectively, according to MLB.Pipeline.com — and being called up by the Phillies on Sunday after Double-A Reading’s season ended.
Both players got their first Major League hits in Monday night’s 6-2 win over the Pirates at Citizens Bank Park.
Quinn’s was a hard-hit double to left-center in the second that also resulted in his first two RBIs. He had recorded his first stolen base in the first inning after walking with one out and nobody on. In the sixth he doubled again, a long drive to dead center that almost cleared the fence.
Alfaro, who is expected to get his first big league start Tuesday night, made his Major League debut as a pinch-hitter in the eighth and reached on a swinging bunt up the third-base line.
Manager Pete Mackanin said he expects Quinn, 23, to play a lot in the final three …
