Phillies rally past Nationals with eight-run ninth inning

WASHINGTON (Interstat) — The Philadelphia Phillies erupted for eight runs in the ninth inning to beat the Washington Nationals 14-9 on Tuesday at Nationals Park. Edmundo Sosa led the offensive outburst, finishing 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs. Bryson Stott went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, and Brandon Marsh added three hits including a homer and two RBIs.

Philadelphia trailed early as Washington scored once in the second and four times in the fourth to take a 5-0 lead. The Phillies answered with two runs in the fifth on Sosa’s homer, added one in the seventh, then tied the game with three in the eighth on J.T. Realmuto’s three-run double. After Jorbit Vivas’ three-run homer put the Nationals ahead 8-6 in the bottom of the eighth, Philadelphia’s nine-run ninth featured homers by Marsh and Stott and a two-run double by Sosa.

Orion Kerkering earned the win, improving to 4-0. Brad Lord took the loss, falling to 5-1. Jesús Luzardo struck out 13 over 6 2/3 innings for Philadelphia, allowing five earned runs. Attendance was 29,611, and the game lasted 2:58.