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Smash hit: Franco belatedly gets walk-off single
- Updated: August 4, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Maikel Franco hit a baseball into right-center field in the 12th inning to beat the Giants on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.
He touched first base and sprinted straight into the outfield to avoid a crush of teammates and celebrate the 5-4 victory.
“I get excited,” Franco said following the walk-off win.
He had reason to be excited. The Phillies have won the first two games of a three-game series against the Giants, scoring eight runs in five innings against Madison Bumgarner on Tuesday and four runs in 7 2/3 innings against Johnny Cueto on Wednesday. In four starts against the Phillies this season, Cueto and Bumgarner have a 6.12 ERA. They have a 2.10 ERA against everybody else.
“Next time we’re going to have to put a limit on how far [Franco] can run,” said Tommy Joseph, who scored the winning run from third base. “That was absurd.”
Phillies right fielder Aaron Altherr got caught up in the moment, too. He was on first base when Franco hit the first pitch from Jake Peavy into the outfield. He knew Joseph had scored the game-winning run so he stopped …
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