Armando Galarraga to pitch in Taiwan with an awesomely-named team

Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish reports that Armando Galarraga has offer to pitch in the Taiwanese pro league. The best part is the team name: the Brother Elephants. Some context on that name from HBT’s D.J. Short and Drew Silva:

That’s totally an indie band and totally not a pro baseball team.

— Drew Silva (@drewsilv) April 3, 2014

They play punk-banjo bluegrass, in case you were wondering.

— Drew Silva (@drewsilv) April 3, 2014

@drewsilv Frat-folk band. Touring with Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers this summer.

— D.J. Short (@djshort) April 3, 2014

Sorta feel like I need the cap. If anyone has an in on a fitted on, I take a 7 3/4.

Phillies outfielder Odúbel Herrera produced what proved to be the game-winning hit on Wednesday afternoon, drilling a go-ahead solo home run to right field off of Cardinals reliever Sam Tuivailala in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Phillies went on to win 4-3, as the bullpen actually held on to a lead for once.

Herrera has now homered in four consecutive games and in five of his last six contests. The major league record is eight consecutive games with a home run, held by Don Mattingly, Dale Long, and Ken Griffey, Jr. The Phillies record is five consecutive games with a homer, held by Dick Allen, Mike Schmidt, Bobby Abreu, Chase Utley (twice), and Rhys Hoskins.

On the season, Herrera is batting .299/.355/.491 with 12 home runs, 41 RBI, and 35 runs scored in 297 plate appearances.

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