Phillies rally past Dodgers 4‑3 on Sosa’s two-run homer
LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Edmundo Sosa hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. The Phillies trailed 3-1 entering the eighth before rallying. Bryce Harper singled home Justin Crawford, and Sosa followed with a homer to left-center. The Dodgers had taken the lead on an RBI single by Mookie Betts in the seventh. Jesús Luzardo allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings for Philadelphia, striking out six. Orion Kerkering (3-0) earned the win, and Jhoan Duran tossed a scoreless ninth for his 12th save. Roki Sasaki struck out seven over 5 1/3 innings for Los Angeles, yielding one run. Tanner Scott (1-2) took the loss. The Phillies improved to 30-28; the Dodgers fell to 37-21. Attendance was 51,794, and the game lasted 2 hours, 43 minutes at Dodger Stadium.