Phillies Hernandez Rehabs, Threshers Win 7-4
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Phillies second baseman César Hernández began a rehab assignment with the Clearwater Threshers on Wednesday morning, reaching twice in Clearwater's 7-4 victory over the Bradenton Marauders on Camp Day at Spectrum Field.Hernandez has been sidelined with an oblique injury since June 11. He was hit by a
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Phillies second baseman
Hernandez has been sidelined with an oblique injury since June 11. He was hit by a pitch in the first inning on Wednesday, flew out to right in the second, and walked and scored in the fourth inning.
The 27-year-old came up through the Phillies system and played a full season with the Clearwater Threshers in 2011, when he hit .268 in 119 games. He has been one of the most consistent hitters for Philadelphia over the last three years, and was batting .277 before the injury.
Clearwater (48-40, 10-8) took the opener from Bradenton after belting three home runs, led by
The Threshers opened the scoring in the first, when Hernandez was clipped on the elbow guard by a pitch from Bradenton starter
Bradenton (48-37, 11-7) responded with a three-spot in the second. After a well-executed hit-and-run play put runners at the corners against
After Bradenton bounded back ahead in the third, Marrero ended the back-and-forth in the bottom of the fourth.
With one on and two out, Marrero crushed one down the left field line for his fourth long ball of the year, putting Clearwater ahead 5-4.
An inning later, Randolph singled with one out and
Marrero delivered again in the sixth, pulling a single through the right side to score
Waguespack worked a career-high six innings in the win, allowing four runs on six hits - all singles.
Clearwater will host Bradenton in game two of the series on Thursday, with first pitch at 7 p.m. on Taps and Tacos Night presented by Tijuana Flats. The game will be broadcast live on threshersbaseball.com starting at 6:45 p.m.