The Philadelphia Phillies remain atop the NL East standings after a 5-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park.
The victory came in walk-off fashion, thanks to the bat of Maikel Franco. With the game tied 2-2 and two down in the bottom of the ninth, Franco cranked a three-run dinger off Marlins reliever Kyle Barraclough:
So, that’s exciting. But it doesn’t top the glorious bat flip. This is beautiful:
https://twitter.com/LONG_DRIVE/status/1025205647950925824
Very well done, Maikel.