Philadelphia Phillies rally past Giants 3‑2 with two in ninth

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — A two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.

The Phillies, who entered the game with an 11-19 record, erased a one-run deficit in their final at-bat to snap a five-game losing streak. The Giants fell to 13-17 despite a strong start from right-hander Logan Webb.

Philadelphia broke through in the first inning after San Francisco had taken an early 2-0 lead. Kyle Schwarber led off the bottom half with his 10th home run of the season, a solo shot to right field off Webb. The Phillies managed only that run through the first eight frames as Webb dominated, allowing one earned run on seven hits over seven innings with six strikeouts and no walks.

The Giants jumped on Phillies starter Cristopher Sánchez in the opening inning. Heliot Ramos doubled to center field and Matt Chapman followed with a double to right, putting runners at second and third. Luis Arraez grounded out to second base, scoring Ramos. Casey Schmitt then singled to left field, driving in Chapman for a 2-0 lead. Sánchez settled after the first, allowing only two runs on four hits over 6⅔ innings while striking out seven.

San Francisco threatened to extend its lead in the fifth, putting two runners on with one out after Ramos singled and Chapman walked, but Sánchez induced a flyout from Arraez and a groundout from Schmitt. In the eighth, the Giants again put two on when Chapman singled and Schmitt singled with one out, but Philadelphia reliever Orion Kerkering struck out Rafael Devers and got Willy Adames to fly out.

Webb, who had not allowed a run after Schwarber’s homer, benefited from double plays in the third and fifth innings. In the fourth, the Phillies loaded the bases with one out on a single by Adolis García, a double by Brandon Marsh and a bunt single by Justin Crawford, but Edmundo Sosa grounded into a fielder’s choice that cut down García at home, and Rafael Marchán grounded out to end the threat.

Erik Miller pitched a scoreless eighth inning for San Francisco, striking out one. The Giants took a 2-1 lead into the ninth.

Philadelphia’s ninth-inning rally began against Giants reliever Ryan Walker. Adolis García led off with a single to second base. Brandon Marsh struck out for the first out, but Bryson Stott followed with a triple to right field, scoring García to tie the game at 2-2. Edmundo Sosa grounded out to second base for the second out, but Justin Crawford delivered a walk-off single to shortstop, plating Stott for the game-winning run. Walker took the loss, his first of the season, allowing two earned runs on three hits in one inning.

Chase Shugart earned the win for Philadelphia, recording the final out of the top of the ninth on a strikeout after entering with two outs and a runner on third. Shugart improved to 1-0.

Cristopher Sánchez was the top performer for Philadelphia, bouncing back from a rough outing April 23 at Chicago, where he allowed six earned runs on 12 hits in 5⅓ innings. Against the Giants, Sánchez yielded two runs on four hits while striking out seven over 6⅔ innings. Tanner Banks contributed 1⅓ scoreless innings of relief, striking out two and allowing two hits.

For the Giants, Heliot Ramos went 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring a run. Casey Schmitt recorded two hits and drove in a run. Matt Chapman doubled, walked and scored a run.

Justin Crawford led the Phillies with three hits and drove in the game-winning run. His walk-off single capped a 3-for-4 day. Kyle Schwarber’s solo homer was his only hit in two official at-bats; he also walked twice.

The game featured a crisp pace, lasting 2 hours, 27 minutes before a crowd of 36,861.

San Francisco had won two of its previous three games against Miami before dropping the series opener in Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon, 7-0. The Giants entered the game having lost five of their past seven contests. Philadelphia, meanwhile, had lost five straight and eight of its previous nine before Thursday’s walk-off win.

The two teams will conclude their three-game series on an unspecified date. San Francisco next travels to Tampa Bay for a three-game set beginning Friday. Philadelphia heads to Miami for a four-game series starting Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of San Francisco Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Philadelphia with a 56.60 percent probability to win. Philadelphia had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of five went over the over/under line of 6.5.