The Philadelphia Phillies remain atop the NL East standings after a 5-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park.

The victory came in walk-off fashion, thanks to the bat of Maikel Franco. With the game tied 2-2 and two down in the bottom of the ninth, Franco cranked a three-run dinger off Marlins reliever Kyle Barraclough:

So, that’s exciting. But it doesn’t top the glorious bat flip. This is beautiful:

Very well done, Maikel.

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