Roy Halladay went the distance for the 8th time as a member of the Phillies, got the win in a dominating performance in a 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks, and still got upstaged.
In the most anticipated Phillies’ debut in years, Domonic Brown showed the rest of baseball just why he has been labeled the best prospect in the minors. Brown laced an RBI double in his first major league at-bat and finished the night going 2-3 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Not a high bar to set in your first time out, right?
Brown, replacing Shane Victorino on the roster, showed why he belongs on the big club. Even though the Phillies are streaking right now, winning 7 straight, Brown still caused a buzz at Citizens Bank Park for his debut. It’s going to be hard to pull him from the lineup any time soon.
Halladay tried, but even his dominating performance was overshadowed by D-Brown. He got his 12th win on the season and extended his home scoreless streak to 33 innings before giving up a run in the 9th. Doc even struck out 9 and walked none. Just another standard Roy Halladay performance.
If Domonic Brown can make nights like tonight the usual, we’re all in for something special in Philadelphia.
