Phillies pull out exciting walk-off win thanks to a few unlikely heroes originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Phillies’ six-game homestand against the Padres and Dodgers did not go well overall, but they ended it by paying the Dodgers back for what happened last Sunday in a wild 4-3, walk-off win in extra innings.
The Phils last Sunday were an out away from shockingly sweeping a four-game series in Los Angeles when the Dodgers, with the bases empty, rallied to win the game.
On this Sunday at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies found themselves down a run with two outs and nobody aboard in the ninth inning when Nick Castellanos doubled and Jean Segura singled to tie the game.
And after the Dodgers took a one-run lead in the 10th inning, the Phillies came back again with two outs when Alec Bohm grounded a ball softly to second base that Max Muncy couldn’t glove. The error allowed Roman Quinn to come all the way around from second base to score the walk-off run.
“He’s the only guy on our team that scores, probably one of the few in the league that scores,” manager Joe Girardi said of the game-winning play. “One of the reasons we called Roman up was for his baserunning ability, just because it (makes) a difference.”
Quinn came on in the ninth inning after the Phillies had pinch-hit for Odubel Herrera in the eighth. His first plate appearance came in the 10th and he singled the opposite way with two outs. Backup catcher Garrett Stubbs, who like J.T. Realmuto has well-above-average speed for his position, scooted from first to third on the play and was nearly thrown out by Mookie Betts, who killed the Phillies this weekend with his bat, glove, arm and legs. Quinn advanced to second on the throw, which set up Bohm’s at-bat.
“It’s just one of those in-the-moment things where I’m looking at (third base coach Dusty Wathan), trusting in him, looking at the ball and I see him out of the corner of my eye, Quinn said. “It’s just one of those split-second decisions.
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