The Phillies beat the Diamondbacks 5-3 in a score that seems closer than the other stats would indicated. Philadelphia out hit Arizona 9-4 with the Phillies knocking out five extra-base hits to the Diamondbacks one. The Diamondbacks batters struck out ten times, the Phillies just four times. The Phillies did not take advantage of their scoring opportunities, going just two for ten with runners in scoring position. The Diamondbacks managed to score three runs despite just one at bat and a sacrifice fly with runners in scoring position.

A win is a win, and the teams will meet in game two on Tuesday at 7 PM EDT.