Phillies strike out 16 times, can’t score after big first inning

The Phillies went eight innings without scoring a run. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies’ new cleanup hitter — at least for the time being — circled the bases in the bottom of the first inning, putting up a crooked number right away as the club returned home to Citizens Bank Park. Brandon Marsh hit a three-run home run to give Philadelphia an early four-run lead, and it seemed like the Phillies, shutout in their previous two games in San Francisco, might have been snapping out of their cold streak.