Sosa homer offers Phillies a win over the Orioles

PHILADELPHIA — Edmundo Sosa hit a tiebreaking solo homer to the alternative subject with two outs within the seventh inning to assist the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 on Wednesday night time.

J.T. Realmuto knocked in two runs whereas Bryce Harper added an insurance coverage run with a seventh-inning RBI single to permit the Phillies (55-47) to win the perfect of three collection in opposition to their I-95 neighbors.

Adley Rutschman hit a three-run homer for the Orioles, who keep a 1 1/2 sport lead over Tampa Bay within the American League East after ending 4-3 on their seven-game street journey.

Sosa received the beginning at shortstop for the Phillies after supervisor Rob Thomson determined to present Trea Turner a time without work.

Turner carried a .225 common in 12 video games after the All-Star break and was hitting .245 for the season within the first yr of a 10-year, $330 million contract with Philadelphia signed in December.

Thomson indicated that he felt Turner was urgent. “He’s been doing a bunch of work lately, and maybe that’s a bit too much,” Thomson mentioned.

Sosa caught a Kyle Bradish fastball and hit it into the stands inside the fitting subject foul pole for his career-high seventh homer of the season. Bradish (6-6) would permit 5 earned runs and 7 hits in 6 2/3 innings.

After Kyle Schwarber walked and Nick Castellanos was hit by a pitch from Cionel Perez, Harper bounced a grounder up the center that hopped simply previous the outstretched arm of Jorge Mateo, permitting Schwarber to attain.

Thomson used Craig Kimbrel within the eighth in opposition to the guts of the Baltimore lineup, retiring Anthony Santander, Ryan Mountcastle and Jordan Westburg on simply 12 pitches. Gregory Soto would earn his second save of the yr.

Seranthony Dominguez (2-2) received the win for the Phillies, who acquired a two-hit sport from Jake Cave.

Austin Hays had two hits for the Orioles.

TRAINERS ROOM

Orioles: INF Gunner Henderson (again) sat out Thursday night time’s season finale after being pulled within the late innings throughout Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to the Phillies. Henderson could possibly be again in Baltimore’s lineup on Friday night time in opposition to the Yankees.

Phillies: LHP Jose Alvarado (left elbow irritation) threw from 120 toes on Thursday for the primary time and plans on getting again on the mound this weekend as he tries to return from the injured listing for the second time this season. Alvarado — a key eighth inning set-up man in entrance of nearer Craig Kimbrel — was positioned on the injured listing on July 7.

UP NEXT

Orioles: Return house to Camden Yards to start a three-game collection in opposition to the Yankees on Friday night time. RHP Grayson Rodriguez (2-2, 6.91) will face off in opposition to Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole (9-2, 2.78)