By: Theo DeRosa, contributor 
Final: Blue Jays 11, Phillies 3
TORONTO — Zach Eflin allowed nine runs and couldn't finish three innings in his major league debut, shelled early by the potent bats of the Toronto Blue Jays en route to a 11–3 Phillies loss.
Eflin allowed a run in the first, two in the second, and six in the third. While Toronto was piling on the runs, Jays starter Marcus Stroman allowed a sole baserunner in the first three innings, allowing just one run in seven innings in a solid start.
WP: Marcus Stroman (6-4, 4.57 ERA) ❖ LP: Zach Eflin (0-1, 27.00 ERA)
Hub: Game Summary ❖ Starting Pitchers ❖ At the Plate ❖ Bullpen ❖ What's Next
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| TOR |
1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
After Marcus Stroman needed just seven pitches to get through the first inning, Josh Donaldson hit a one-out double off Eflin in the first and scored on a single from Russell Martin with two outs.
Kevin Pillar led off the Toronto second with a solo shot. A two-out error by Andrés Blanco allowed José Bautista to reach and promptly score on Donaldson's second double, into the gap in right-center.
The Phillies didn't have a single baserunner until the third as Peter Bourjos, reaching on an infield hit, was promptly caught stealing to end the third inning.
In the bottom of the third, a two-run shot by former Phillie Ezequiel Carrera and a grand slam by Donaldson (his third extra-base hit, coming in just the third inning) broke the game wide open. Right after the grand slam, an Edwin Encarnación double chased Eflin.
Eflin, whose family made the international trip to Toronto's Rogers Centre, allowed nine hits in 2 2/3 innings. He gave up nine runs, eight earned, three walks, and recorded two strikeouts. Brett Oberholtzer took over in the third inning.
Odubel Herrera came out of the game before the bottom of the fifth; Jimmy Paredes came in to play right field and moved Bourjos over to center field.
In the sixth, Bourjos tripled when Carrera dove for the sinking liner in right but couldn't reach it. Paredes drove home Bourjos with a double down the left-field line to make it a 9–1 game.
Toronto loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth, but couldn't score.
César Hernández crushed a solo shot to right field in the seventh, cutting the deficit to 9–2.
Colton Murray entered in place of Oberholtzer, who went 3.1 scoreless innings, to pitch the seventh. Murray walked Donaldson with one out and then gave up a two-run home run to Encarnación.
Paredes came around to score in the eighth on a sac fly from Blanco after a leadoff single against reliever Aaron Loup.
Elvis Araujo pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth.
Former Phillie Gavin Floyd pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for Toronto, closing out the game, 11–3.
After splitting the first two games of the home-and-home-series, these two teams will meet Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park. Marco Estrada takes on Jeremy Hellickson at 7:05.
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Eflin | 2.2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 27.00 |
| Marcus Stroman | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4.76 |
Phillies
- Peter Bourjos: 2-3, R, 3B, 2 RBI, .214 AVG
- Jimmy Paredes: 2-2, R, 2B, .244 AVG
- César Hernández: 1-3, R, HR, RBI, .251 AVG
Blue Jays
- Josh Donaldson: 3-4, BB, 2 R, 2 2B, GS, 5 RBI, .263 AVG
- Edwin Encarnación: 2-5, 2B, R, HR, 2 RBI, .250 AVG
- Kevin Pillar: 3-5, 2 R, HR, RBI, .260 AVG
Bullpen
Phillies
- Brett Oberholtzer (3rd): 3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 5.23 ERA
- Colton Murray (7th): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR, 4.95 ERA
- Elvis Araujo (8th): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 4.34 ERA
Blue Jays
- Aaron Loup (8th): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 9.00 ERA
- Gavin Floyd (9th): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 4.39 ERA
What's Next
- Wednesday, June 15, 2016: vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 7:05 p.m.
- Citizens Bank Park
- RHP Marco Estrada (4-2, 2.57 ERA) vs. RHP Jeremy Hellickson (4-4, 4.34 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: SportsRadio 94 WIP
