From top to bottom, Phils bats ignite vs. Crew

PHILADELPHIA — At a glance, it would be easy to mistake this Phillies team for its predecessors 40 year ago on Sunday.

With Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski in the house at Citizens Bank Park, the Phils broke out their throwback threads. Even 1976’s 101-win team would have had difficulty keeping up with the offense from the 2016 incarnation during Sunday’s 8-1 win over the Brewers.

There was so much production up and down the lineup card that manager Pete Mackanin had to bring a cheat sheet to the podium for his postgame news conference.

“So I wouldn’t forget anybody,” Mackanin joked.

And he didn’t. Mackanin noted home runs from Cameron Rupp, Jimmy Paredes and Maikel Franco. He praised Odubel Herrera’s 4-for-5 day — the second four-hit game of his career. He also didn’t forget Tommy Joseph’s near-home run.

After intentionally walking Franco to get to Joseph in the fifth inning, the 24-year-old first baseman put a 1-2 fastball from Brewers starter Wily Peralta over the right field wall. But it wasn’t all his doing. Replay showed a fan reaching over the wall, negating the homer and putting …

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