Phils rally for 1st walk-off win of 2023

PHILADELPHIA — After being utterly shut down for eight innings, the Phillies’ offense got here alive within the ninth en path to a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Reds on Saturday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. 

The Phils entered the ninth trailing, 2-0, and had managed solely three hits by means of the primary eight innings. They’d struck out 15 occasions, together with 12 occasions in seven innings in opposition to Cincinnati starter Nick Lodolo.

Philadelphia’s offense was equally unsuccessful within the eighth in opposition to Alexis Díaz, who struck out Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto so as on 15 pitches. But when Díaz returned to the mound within the backside of the ninth to try to complete a six-out save, it was a unique story.

Nick Castellanos labored a seven-pitch stroll to begin the body, then superior to second on a wild pitch. Alec Bohm adopted with a base hit to place runners on the corners earlier than Brandon Marsh ripped a pinch-hit RBI single into proper discipline to tug Philadelphia inside one.

The Reds then turned to Ian Gibaut, however Edmundo Sosa lifted his first pitch into heart discipline for a game-tying sacrifice fly. After Marsh swiped second base, Bryson Stott ended it with a walk-off single — the second walk-off hit of his profession.