The Philadelphia Phillies scored three runs in the 11th inning to get a 9-6 win over the Athletics on Saturday night. Kyle Schwarber put the Phillies on top with a 2-run double off Mitch Spence, and Max Lazar closed out the win, boosting Philadelphia’s record to an MLB-best 34-18.
Schwarber tied Aaron Judge for the MLB lead in home runs with his 18th of the season, swatting a hanging slider from Jeffrey Springs for a 4-3 lead to lead off the sixth inning. His performance boosted his OPS to .977, ranking him fourth in the league.
The Athletics took a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single from Nick Kurtz and 2-run single by Tyler Soderstrom. The two teams then traded runs during the next three innings, highlighted by the Athletics taking a 6-5 lead in the eighth on Brent Rooker‘s 12th homer of the year and Max Kepler hitting a pinch-hit home run off Mason Miller to tie the score in the top of the ninth.
Phillies center fielder Brandon Marsh prevented the Athletics from getting a walkoff win in the 10th. With the bases loaded, Rooker hit a shallow fly ball to center that was caught by Marsh, who then threw out Logan Davidson at home on a play that was reviewed but upheld.
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With the double play giving Orion Kerkering some breathing room, he intentionally walked Soderstrom, then got Shea Langeliers to end the inning on a fly out to left. That set up Schwarber’s big hit in the 11th, and Nick Castellanos added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly that gave Philadelphia a 3-run lead.
