Howard’s grand slam propels Phils in opener

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PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies got a little nostalgic Friday night.

Prior to their series-opening 10-6 win over the Rockies at Citizens Bank Park, the Phils inducted Jim Thome into the club’s Wall of Fame. Not three hours later, the man who took Thome’s job back in 2005, Ryan Howard, looked like his old self and hammered a grand slam into the Rockies’ bullpen, 455 feet away per Statcast™, to break a tie for good.

Howard’s slam, the 14th of his career and first since 2014, continued the Rockies’ downward spiral. Colorado had pulled a game over .500 and three games back of a Wild Card spot, but the Rockies have lost seven of nine games since.

Friday’s pitching matchup was anything but nostalgic, featuring a pair of rookies in the Rockies’ slumping Jon Gray and the Phils’ Jake Thompson, making his second MLB start.

Thompson bounced back nicely from a 4 1/3-inning, six-run debut to toss five …

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