Philadelphia Phillies | 3 |
San Francisco Giants | 4 |
Oracle Park - San Francisco, CA
53-39, Tied for 1st Place, 10 games ahead of the Marlins
53-39, Tied for 1st Place, 10 games ahead of the Marlins
One Sentence Summary: Holding a 3-1 lead heading the bottom of the ninth, Jordan Romano gave up a walk-off, three-run, inside the park home run to Patrick Bailey for the gut-punch loss.
What It Means: How much longer can the Phillies stick with Romano? This was his third blown save, and he dropped to 1-4 with a 7.44 ERA in 32 2/3 innings pitched.
What Happened: Otto Kemp doubled home Alec Bohm in the top of the sixth to tie the score at 1-1. Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run home run into McCovey Cove in the top of the seventh to give the Phillies a 3-1 lead. Taijuan Walker allowed a run over four innings in his return to the starting rotation. Tanner Banks, Max Lazar, Matt Strahm and Daniel Robert all kept the Giants off the board until Romano entered the game in the ninth, trying for the save. Romano allowed a Casey Schmitt double to start the inning, and Wilmer Flores singled to put runners at the corners. With one out, Bailey nearly hit the ball out of the ballpark, but it caromed off the wall past Brandon Marsh as Bailey circled the bases, scoring the winning run.
Featured Card: Of course, people were quick to draw comparisons to the walk-off, three-run, inside the park home run hit by Bob Dernier against the Giants on May 15, 1989. @schmenk-bsky posted this handy chart of walk-off, inside the park home runs throughout the franchise's history.
What It Means: How much longer can the Phillies stick with Romano? This was his third blown save, and he dropped to 1-4 with a 7.44 ERA in 32 2/3 innings pitched.
What Happened: Otto Kemp doubled home Alec Bohm in the top of the sixth to tie the score at 1-1. Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run home run into McCovey Cove in the top of the seventh to give the Phillies a 3-1 lead. Taijuan Walker allowed a run over four innings in his return to the starting rotation. Tanner Banks, Max Lazar, Matt Strahm and Daniel Robert all kept the Giants off the board until Romano entered the game in the ninth, trying for the save. Romano allowed a Casey Schmitt double to start the inning, and Wilmer Flores singled to put runners at the corners. With one out, Bailey nearly hit the ball out of the ballpark, but it caromed off the wall past Brandon Marsh as Bailey circled the bases, scoring the winning run.
Featured Card: Of course, people were quick to draw comparisons to the walk-off, three-run, inside the park home run hit by Bob Dernier against the Giants on May 15, 1989. @schmenk-bsky posted this handy chart of walk-off, inside the park home runs throughout the franchise's history.