PHILADELPHIA -- Trea Turner didn't take long to reveal to Phillies fans just one part of what made him so important to their team this season.
Turner had led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a single, and when Kyle Schwarber made a home run to the right field wall, Turner hit a fly, taking the lead from first base. The Phillies capitalized on that run display to score and earn a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in Friday's home opener at Citizens Bank Park. It took at least one of their 1-5 pains to start the season on the road. However, before the game, they took another hit when it was announced that Darick Hall, designated as the first backup for star ACL tear Rhys Hoskins at first base, would need help.
He was expected to miss a significant amount of time, and in favor of a starting pitcher, Roger Clemens' son Kody was brought up to Triple-A Lehigh Valley to replace him. However, that may not stop Savvy team manager Dave Dombrowski from asking for help on the field.
Of course, the Phillies know they have some catching up to do in this game. They got on the board first when they walked Nick Castellanos (two doubles) and in the third, Reds starter Hunter Greene followed Jake Cave, Clemens and Brandon Marsh in order, driving Castellanos home. But Turner (two outs) flipped to make it 2-0, flying out to center to end the rally. The Phillies stumbled when given a chance like this to build a solid lead. They had two on the scoreboard with one out in the third, but JT Realmuto and Alec Bohm quickly ran in to end the threat. Then, Jose Barrero singled home Spencer Steer to tie the game for the Reds in the fifth. This was immediately addressed in the bottom of the inning when Turner singled, then scored from first on Schwarber's no-out double to right. In keeping with the original article, however, Schwarber stayed put as Realmuto appeared and Castellanos was killed. A grounder from Bryson Stott moved him to third, but Bohm followed with a 6-4 run to leave it a 2-1 game. Zack Wheeler, after correctly passing the first five markers, calmed down as his numbers increased in the sixth. TJ Friedl led off the inning with a double and would score the tying run on a double by Tyler Stephenson. That brought up Phils reliever Andrew Bellatti, who struggled but got out of the inning on a Steer strikeout to avoid further damage.
That set the scene for Realmuto, who fought off Reds reliever Derek Law at 3-2 before launching a two-run bomb into left center for a 4-2 lead. From there, José Alvarado threw a clean, quick eighth inning and - after Edmundo Sosa hit his first career home run - Craig Kimbrel came out of the ninth inning to get his first money of the season.
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