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19 hours ago
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Watch: Phillies beat Red Sox on walk-off catcher's interference call
July 22 (UPI) -- Edmundo Sosa triggered one of the oddest endings of the MLB season, with his bat hitting Carlos Narvaez's mitt, resulting in a walk-off catcher's interference call to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the Boston Red Sox. The awkward sequence occurred in the bottom of the 10th inning Monday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Sosa went 1 for 1 with an RBI in the 3-2 triumph. "There's two things, this year, that I've never seen before in 40 years," Phillies manager Rob Thomson told reporters. "One is a walk-off inside-the-park home run, and [the other is] a walk-off catcher's interference." Outfielder Jarren Duran hit a 365-foot home run off Zack Wheeler in the first at-bat of the night to give the Red Sox an early edge. Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos tied the score with an RBI single in the fourth. Catcher J.T. Realmuto followed with another RBI single in the next exchange with Red Sox starter Walker Buehler for the Phillies' first lead. The Phillies held that advantage until Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story plated third baseman Alex Bregman with an RBI single in the top of the sixth. Neither team scored for the next three innings, resulting in extra innings. Phillies relief pitcher Max Lazar retired the Red Sox in order in the top of the 10th. Red Sox pitcher Jordan Hicks walked third baseman Otto Kemp to start the bottom of the final inning. He then issued an intentional walk to left fielder Max Kepler, loading the bases. Hicks quickly earned an 0-2 lead on Sosa in the next exchange. He missed the strike zone with a 100.4-mph sinker, his third offering. Sosa fouled off the next pitch. Hicks ended the exchange by tossing in an 86.6-mph slider to the Phillies infielder. Sosa threw his bat into the zone in a check swing attempt, but his bat hit Narvaez's glove as it came forward. Home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott initially called the pitch a ball because he did not see Sosa's bat hit the mitt. Sosa spoke to Wolcott and signaled for a replay review. Wolcott then reversed the call, bringing outfielder Brandon Marsh in from third base for the game-winning run. "To be honest, this feels exactly like a home run," Sosa said. Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper went 2 for 4 with double and a run scored. Kepler also reached base twice with a single and a walk for the Phillies. Wheeler allowed seven hits and two runs, while tossing 10 strikeouts, over six innings. Lazar and fellow Phillies relief pitchers Tanner Banks, Orion Kerkering and Matt Strahm combined to allow just one hit and no runs over the final four innings. Story went 2 for 4 with an RBI in the loss. Buehler allowed six hits and two runs, including one earned, over seven innings. Hicks, who did not allow a hit, but issued two walks, dropped to 1-6 this season. "Everything went so quick," Narvaez said of his catcher's interference. "It's really tough that happened in that moment. That cost us the game. ... But it happened and I take accountability for it." With their victory, the Phillies improved to 57-43 and took a half-game lead on the New York Mets for first place in the National League East. The Red Sox (54-48), who lost three of their last four games, sit in third place in the American League East, six games behind the division-leading Toronto Blue Jays (59-41). The Phillies will host the Red Sox in the second game of the series at 6:45 p.m. EDT Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Yahoo
21 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Phillies stun Red Sox with walk-off catcher's interference call not seen in more than 50 years
The Philadelphia Phillies pulled off a wild win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night, thanks to a walk-off that Major League Baseball hasn't seen in more than 50 years. The Phillies escaped with a 3-2 win over the Red Sox in extra innings after Edmundo Sosa drew a catcher's interference call with the bases loaded and no outs. Sosa started to swing on a pitch that was outside the strike zone in the 10th inning at Citizens Bank Park, but he checked himself just in time. As he did, though, he made clear contact with catcher Carlos Narvaez's glove. So, after a review to confirm, Brandon Marsh was allowed to take home and push the Phillies to the one-run win. Naturally, that sparked a big celebration on the field. "I felt my barrel was a little late on the pitch," Sosa said through an interpreter, via The Associated Press. "And as I go through my swing path, I feel like I hit the catcher's glove. And I told the ump that I think I felt something, and I started signaling in the dugout." It marked just the second walk-off catcher's interference in at least the divisional era of baseball, which dates back to 1969, and the first since 1971, according to Todd Zolecki. 'I don't feel I was that close to the hitter,' Narvaez said. 'Everything went so quick. Really tough for that to happen in that moment to cost us the game. I take accountability. I've got to be better. That cannot happen.' The Phillies put up two runs in the fourth inning Monday night, thanks to RBI singles from Nick Castellanos and J.T. Realmuto. That put them up by a run after a home run from Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran in the opening inning. Boston later tied it up in the sixth inning with an RBI single from Trevor Story. The loss dropped the Red Sox to 54-48 on the season. They've lost three of their past four after going on a 10-game winning streak. The Phillies lead the NL East with their 57-43 record. While the Phillies were in position to end the game in the 10th inning anyway — the bases were loaded, after all — Sosa's unconventional way worked just as well. "To be honest, this feels exactly like a home run," Sosa said, via The Associated Press. "The most important thing about it is that we end up winning the game, and that's what we went out to do."
USA Today
a day ago
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- USA Today
Phillies make history with bizarre walk-off, extra-inning win vs. Red Sox
The Philadelphia Phillies earned a historic walk-off win against the Boston Red Sox on Monday, July 21 in the most absurd possible way. With the score tied 2-2 after nine innings and the Red Sox failing to score in the top of the 10th inning, the Phillies began the bottom of the frame with Brad Marsh, who had made the last out in the bottom of the ninth, on second, per Major League Baseball's extra-inning rules. Otto Kemp, who squared up to bunt Marsh to third, instead took first base on a four-pitch walk. Red Sox pitcher Jordan Hicks then threw a wild pitch to move the runners to second and third before the Red Sox intentionally walked Max Kepler to try to set up a force out at home. That brought Edmundo Sosa to the plate with the bases loaded and nobody out. On the fifth pitch of Sosa's at-bat, the Phillies second baseman appeared to check his swing on a ball outside, but the Phillies dugout immediately challenged. Not the check swing or the ball-strike call, but for something entirely different – catcher's interference. Moments later the catcher's interference was confirmed, giving the Phillies a walk-off 3-2 win to the delight of the Philadelphia crowd at Citizens Bank Ballpark. According to MLB's Sarah Langs, it marked just the second walk-off catcher's interference in at least the divisional era (1969), joining a Los Angeles Dodgers victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 1, 1971 – with Hall of Famer Johnny Bench behind home plate for the Reds. The Phillies on Monday night achieved their victory with no balls put in play, only making contact once in the bottom of the 10th when Sosa fouled off the fourth pitch of his at-bat, right before the catcher's interference. Max Lazar earned the win for Philadelphia after striking out two in a scoreless 10th. Zach Wheeler started for the Phillies and struck out 10 in six innings, while giving up both Red Sox runs. Walker Buehler started for Boston, going seven innings and allowing two runs, though one was unearned. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
NDTV
3 days ago
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- NDTV
Mike Tauchman Has 3-Run Double In 6-Run 6th In The White Sox's Victory Over The Pirates
Mike Tauchman had a go-ahead three-run double in a six-run sixth inning, Lenyn Sosa had three hits and three RBIs and the Chicago White Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4 on Saturday night. Tauchman gave Chicago a 7-4 lead with the two-out double off Isaac Mattson. The White Sox scored the first four runs of the inning off Caleb Ferguson (2-2), who retired one batter and gave up four hits. Bryan Reynolds and Nick Gonzales had back-to-back singles leading off the fourth against Adrian Houser. Both scored on a one-out double by Ke'Bryan Hayes, who scored on a two-out single by Isiah Kiner-Falefa to give the Pirates a 3-0 lead. Luis Robert Jr. had the first hit off rookie Mike Burrows when he reached on an infield single with one out in the fifth. Robert stole his 24th base before scoring on a single by Sosa. Josh Rojas' RBI double cut it to 3-2. Andrew McCutchen had a leadoff single in the Pirates' fifth before scoring on a Gonzales double for a 4-2 lead. Burrows allowed two runs on three hits in five innings and left with the lead in his 10th career start. Robert and Austin Slater had RBI singles off Ferguson to tie it at 4. Mattson entered and hit Sosa with a pitch to load the bases before Rojas struck out looking. Tauchman cleared the bases then scored on Chase Meidroth's single. Sosa's two-run single in the seventh off Carmen Mlodzinski made it 10-4. Houser allowed four runs — three earned — on 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings. Tyler Gilbert (3-1) got the final two outs in the fifth for the victory. Tauchman's go-ahead double came on a 0-2 pitch from Mattson. Chicago goes for the sweep after outscoring Pittsburgh 20-5 in the first two games. White Sox RHP Aaron Civale (1-6, 5.30) was set to start Sunday opposite LHP Andrew Heaney (4-8, 4.59).
San Francisco Chronicle
3 days ago
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- San Francisco Chronicle
Tauchman has 3-run double in 6-run 6th in the White Sox's victory over the Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tauchman had a go-ahead three-run double in a six-run sixth inning, Lenyn Sosa had three hits and three RBIs and the Chicago White Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4 on Saturday night. Tauchman gave Chicago a 7-4 lead with the two-out double off Isaac Mattson. The White Sox scored the first four runs of the inning off Caleb Ferguson (2-2), who retired one batter and gave up four hits. Bryan Reynolds and Nick Gonzales had back-to-back singles leading off the fourth against Adrian Houser. Both scored on a one-out double by Ke'Bryan Hayes, who scored on a two-out single by Isiah Kiner-Falefa to give the Pirates a 3-0 lead. Luis Robert Jr. had the first hit off rookie Mike Burrows when he reached on an infield single with one out in the fifth. Robert stole his 24th base before scoring on a single by Sosa. Josh Rojas' RBI double cut it to 3-2. Andrew McCutchen had a leadoff single in the Pirates' fifth before scoring on a Gonzales double for a 4-2 lead. Burrows allowed two runs on three hits in five innings and left with the lead in his 10th career start. Robert and Austin Slater had RBI singles off Ferguson to tie it at 4. Mattson entered and hit Sosa with a pitch to load the bases before Rojas struck out looking. Tauchman cleared the bases then scored on Chase Meidroth's single. Sosa's two-run single in the seventh off Carmen Mlodzinski made it 10-4. Houser allowed four runs — three earned — on 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings. Tyler Gilbert (3-1) got the final two outs in the fifth for the victory. Key stat Chicago goes for the sweep after outscoring Pittsburgh 20-5 in the first two games. Up next White Sox RHP Aaron Civale (1-6, 5.30) was set to start Sunday opposite LHP Andrew Heaney (4-8, 4.59). ___
