CHICAGO — Last week, Rob Thomson said the Phillies planned to turn center field into “more of a platoon.” But they faced a righty starter in six consecutive games since then, so the manager kept writing Brandon Marsh’s name in the lineup.
And Marsh hasn’t stopped hitting.
So much for being Wally Pipp’d by center-field challenger Cristian Pache. Marsh continued his weeklong tear by crushing two home runs through the smoke at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night and joined Ranger Suárez in carrying the Phillies to a series-opening 5-1 drubbing of the Cubs.
