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Sale roughed up in short outing vs. Phillies
- Updated: September 22, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Phillies manager Pete Mackanin sat one of the hottest hitters in baseball Wednesday night because he did not want White Sox ace Chris Sale to mess with the hitter’s mojo.
It turns out the Phillies did not need Odubel Herrera, who had hit .536 in the previous seven games. They hit Sale hard in a 8-3 victory at Citizens Bank Park, hammering seven hits and six runs against him in just four innings. It was the second-shortest start of the season for Sale, who lasted just 3 1/3 innings May 24 against the Indians.
Phillies first baseman Tommy Joseph provided much of the damage, knocking in a run with a double in the first inning and hitting a two-run home run to left field in the third. Cameron Rupp added a two-run double in the first to hand the Phillies a 3-0 lead. Maikel Franco’s two-out single made it 8-1.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDTommy hits 21st: Joseph’s 21st homer of the season moved him into a fourth-place tie with Scott Rolen (1997) for the most home runs by a rookie in Phillies history. If Joseph hits one more he will tie Ryan Howard (22 in 2005) for third place. Only Willie Montanez (30 in 1971) and Dick Allen (29 in 1964) have hit more. Only Howard has homered at a better rate as a rookie than Joseph (minimum 300 plate appearances). Howard averaged a homer every 14.18 at-bats in 2005. Joseph is averaging one every 14.24 at-bats.
So long, Cy …
