![]() ![]() Wheeler allowed a leadoff single to Yandy Diaz then two straight 0-2 hits, a double over the third base bag to Kevin Kiermaier, and the three-run homer to Mejia to break the tie. It didn't work, but I still liked his stuff." "I liked his stuff and it's as good as anyone we have," Girardi said. The right-hander survived poor defense behind him that led to two unearned runs in the fourth inning and benefitted from a pair of game-tying homers - Bryce Harper with a two-run shot in the fifth and Rhys Hoskins with a solo shot in the eighth – on his way to taking the mound with the score knotted at 4-4 in the top of the ninth inning. Only Curt Schilling and Steve Carlton reached 200 Ks in fewer starts as Phillies. He became the first pitcher in the majors to get there this season and he did it in his 26th start. Wheeler set a good tone with 10 strikeouts over the first eight innings to put himself over 200 for the season. It starts with us out there as starters to set the tone." "We need to find that consistency down this last stretch. "Obviously, we have to pick it up," said Zack Wheeler, who gave up a three-run homer to Rays catcher Francisco Mejia with no outs in the top of the ninth in a 4-4 game to take the loss. The Diamondbacks have the worst record in the National League but swept the Phillies last week in Phoenix. The Phillies open a four-game series with Arizona on Thursday night. ![]() They are five games behind the Braves, who, in a quirk of scheduling, are idle again on Thursday. The Phillies have lost 10 of their last 14 games to slip to 63-63 with 36 games remaining. The Rays, owners of the best record in the American League, swept the quick, two-game series and improved to 79-48. The result was a 7-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday night. They made mistakes in the field and mistakes on the mound with the game on the line in the ninth inning. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.Even on a night when the Atlanta Braves were idle, the Phillies couldn't pick up any ground on the National League East leaders. Philadelphia reliever Gregory Soto threw a 101-mile-per-hour fastball to strike out Orlando Arcia to strand a runner at second to close the seventh inning. Realmuto grounded out and the inning was complete.Īlbies doubled with one out in the sixth, but Riley struck out and Ozuna grounded out. Turner drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the fourth and stole second with two outs. But Travis d'Arnaud flied out to end the threat. Riley singled with one out in the fourth for the Braves' first hit. The Braves increased their lead to 5-0 on Ozuna's home run. Kyle Schwarber then dropped a soft fly ball to left from Riley while attempting a sliding catch, allowing two more runs to score. In the 10th inning, Harris hit an RBI single to put the Braves ahead 1-0. Phillies right-hander Craig Kimbrel struck out the side in the ninth. But he was left stranded when Ozuna was robbed of a go-ahead single as the Phillies' Trea Turner made a sliding stop deep at shortstop to throw him out. Harris doubled off Jose Alvarado to open the eighth inning and then advanced to third after Ronald Acuna Jr. Yunior Marte (0-1) allowed all five runs in the 10th inning, four earned, and took the loss. Phillies starter Aaron Nola tossed six scoreless innings and allowed two hits with five strikeouts and two walks. Raisel Iglesias (3-2) earned the win with a scoreless ninth inning.īrandon Marsh had two hits for the Phillies, who received a sacrifice fly from Alec Bohm in the 10th. Marcell Ozuna added a two-run home run in a five-run 10th for the Braves, while right-hander Bryce Elder gave up three hits with six strikeouts and two walks in seven shutout innings. ![]() June 22 - Michael Harris II had two hits, including a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning to break open a scoreless deadlock, as the visiting Atlanta Braves extended their winning streak to eight games with a 5-1 victory Thursday over the Philadelphia Phillies. ![]()
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