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Brandon Phillips back in the Majors

Former Cincinnati Red Brandon Phillips found his way back to playing Major League baseball this past week after playing in the Minors all season.

After ending last season with the Angels, Phillips remained unsigned to a big-league contract but was eventually offered a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. For the past two months, Phillips has played on Boston’s Pawtucket Triple-A team.

The Red Sox made the decision to bring Phillips up Sept. 4, starting him at second base against his former team, the Atlanta Braves.

Phillips seemed to have not lost a beat in his year away from Major League play, scoring the Sox their first run of the game. Phillips went on to reach base four times, scoring three runs in the game.

At the top of the eighth inning, Atlanta was leading the Red Sox 7-1, but the Sox were not going down easy, scoring six runs to tie the score. Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman scored on a solo homerun in the bottom of the 8th, leaving the Red Sox down by one run in their last at bat.

With one runner on, Brandon Phillips was up to bat and he ended the game in style. Phillips hit a two-run homer to win the game, crushing it 432 feet over the left field fence.

Phillips’ two-run shot helped the Red Sox to a 9-8 victory as well as a three-game sweep of the Braves. His game-winning homerun seemed to speak for itself, proving that Phillips has still got it.

The Red Sox continue their quest for the World Series title, this time with veteran player and four-time gold glove winner Brandon Phillips along for the ride.

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