[1/41] Aug 5, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies Brandon Marsh greets fans on meet the players day at Citizens Bank Park before a game against the Kansas City Royals.
The Phillies struck in the first against Royals starter Alec Marsh when Alec Bohm connected for a two-run homer into the left field seats for a 2-0 lead.
The Royals' Freddy Fermin led off the second with his seventh homer of the year, a solo shot off Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez.
Samad Taylor led off with a triple that saw Phillies center fielder Brandon Marsh crash face-first into the wall.
Bryce Harper ripped a two-run homer to cut the Phillies' deficit to 6-5 in the fifth.
Persons:
Philadelphia Phillies Brandon Marsh, Bill Streicher, Trea Turner, Turner, Angel Zerpa, Alec Marsh, Alec Bohm, Freddy Fermin, Cristopher Sanchez, Bryson Stott's, Fermin, Samad Taylor, Brandon Marsh, Marsh, Taylor, Dairon Blanco, Maikel Garcia, Bobby Witt Jr, Garcia, Realmuto's, Bryce Harper, Matt Strahm, Craig Kimbrel, Matt Quatraro, Blanco, Ben May
Organizations:
Philadelphia Phillies, Citizens Bank, Kansas City Royals, Phillies, National League, Royals, Philadelphia, Thomson
Locations:
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, USA, Philadelphia, J.T