Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies
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Sosa homer gives Phillies a 6-4 win over the Orioles
J.T. Realmuto knocked in two runs with an RBI double while Bryce Harper added an insurance run with a seventh-inning RBI single to allow the Phillies (55-47) to win the best of three series against their I-95 neighbors.
“It was really important to contribute and help the team win in a moment like that,” Sosa said.
Adley Rutschman hit a three-run homer for the Orioles, who maintain a 1 1/2 game lead over Tampa Bay in the American League East after finishing 4-3 on their seven-game road trip.
“It was definitely a letdown,” said Baltimore starting pitcher Kyle Bradish, who surrendered the homer to Sosa. "Tough day to not be your best, trying to win a series against a good team.”
Sosa got the start at shortstop for the Phillies after manager Rob Thomson decided to give Trea Turner a day off.
Turner carried a .225 average in 12 games after the All-Star break and was hitting .245 for the season in the first year of a 10-year, $330 million contract with Philadelphia signed in December.
Thomson indicated that he felt Turner was pressing. “He’s been doing a bunch of work lately, and maybe that’s a bit too much,” Thomson said before the game.
One pitch after slicing a ball just foul outside the foul pole, Sosa pushed Bradish fastball and hit it into the stands inside the right field foul pole for his career-high seventh homer of the season.
“Coming into the at-bat, all I was doing was trying to stay positive and doing something good,” Sosa said. “I actually thought I hit the barrell with the tip of the bat. The only thing I saw was the ball going up in the air real high and then I started running.”
Bradish (6-6) would allow five earned runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.
“That’s kind of been a big bugaboo for our pitching staff this year – executing 0-2,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. "Up and away, and Sosa put a good swing on it.”
After Kyle Schwarber walked and Nick Castellanos was hit by a pitch from Cionel Perez, Harper bounced a grounder up the middle that hopped just past the outstretched arm of Jorge Mateo, allowing Schwarber to score.
Thomson used Craig Kimbrel in the eighth against the heart of the Baltimore lineup, retiring Anthony Santander, Ryan Mountcastle and Jordan Westburg on just 12 pitches.
“They had three lefties on the bench and we felt they would pinch-hit in the bottom of the order,” Thomson said. “We thought they would not pinch-hit in the middle of the order, so we just flipped it.”
Seranthony Dominguez (2-2) got the win for the Phillies, who received a two-hit game from Jake Cave. Gregory Soto would earn his second save of the year with a clean ninth inning.
Austin Hays had two hits for the Orioles.
TRAINERS ROOM
Orioles: INF Gunner Henderson (back) sat out Thursday night’s season finale after being pulled in the late innings during Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to the Phillies. Henderson could be back in Baltimore’s lineup on Friday night against the Yankees.
UP NEXT
Orioles: Return home to Camden Yards to begin a three-game series against the Yankees on Friday night. RHP Grayson Rodriguez (2-2, 6.91) will face off against Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole (9-2, 2.78)
Phillies: Travel to Pittsburgh for a three-game set against the Pirates. Philadelphia will send RHP Zack Wheeler (7-5, 3.88 ERA) to the mound against Pirates RHP Mitch Keller (9-6, 4.01).
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Mateo struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | McCann flied out to right. | |
9th Inning | Urías grounded out to third. | |
9th Inning | Soto relieved Kimbrel | |
8th Inning | Cave struck out looking. | |
8th Inning | Marsh singled to left. |
Statistics
BAL | PHI | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
11 | Ground Balls | 15 |
11 | Strikeouts | 5 |
4 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
8 | Hits | 9 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
1 | Walks | 3 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
4 | Runs | 6 |
2 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
34 | At Bats | 31 |
1 | Home Runs | 1 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
11 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
2 | Doubles | 2 |
12 | Fly Balls | 11 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
127 | Pitches | 110 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
13 | Total Bases | 14 |
35 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
3 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
2.6 | Runs Created | 4.7 |
.235 | Batting Average | .290 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.382 | Slugging Percentage | .452 |
.176 | Secondary Average | .258 |
.257 | On Base Percentage | .371 |
.639 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .823 |
0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.4 |
2.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.2 |
31.0 | Batter Rating | 40.0 |
34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
3.63 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.14 |
.147 | Isolated Power | .161 |
0.09 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.60 |
.029 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .086 |
-.059 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.032 |
8.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
79.0 | MLB Rating | 88.3 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 40,235 | Capacity:
2024 American League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 94 | 68 | .580 | - | W1 |
Baltimore | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 | W3 |
Boston | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | W1 |
Tampa Bay | 80 | 82 | .494 | 14 | L1 |
Toronto | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | L3 |
2024 National League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | 95 | 67 | .586 | - | W1 |
Atlanta | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | W1 |
New York | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | L1 |
Washington | 71 | 91 | .438 | 24 | L1 |
Miami | 62 | 100 | .383 | 33 | W4 |