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Palacios celebrates his birthday with a 2-run walkoff homer, Pirates rally twice to beat Phillies
With Jared Triolo on as the automatic runner, Palacios led off the 10th by driving a slider from Andrew Vasquez (2-1) 367 feet to right. He celebrated his 28th birthday with his second homer of the season as the Pirates (47-58) took two of three from the Phillies (56-49), who fell a half-game behind in the hunt for the third NL wild card.
Palacios, who went 3 for 5, is the first Pirates player to hit a walkoff home run on his birthday, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
“After I hit that ball, I think I blacked out,” Palacios said. “I don't know. I still might be blacked out right now. ... Best birthday I can ask for, aside for probably my first birthday, coming into this Earth.”
Alec Bohm singled to start the 10th for Philadelphia and went to second on a throwing error by Triolo, putting automatic runner Bryce Harper on third. Harper hesitated to run when Trea Turner flew out to right, ultimately charging home when catcher Endy Rodriguez threw to second with Bohm scrambling back to the base. Nick Gonzales’ throw back to Rodriguez beat Harper for the second out. Angel Perdomo (2-1) struck out Edmundo Sosa to end the threat.
“I’ve seen us play better, that’s for sure," Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. "We have to clean it up. We made some fundamental mistakes. ... We have to clean it all up and we will.”
With two outs in the seventh, Harper bounced a 2-2 pitch down the first-base line that kicked off the glove of Connor Joe, who attempted a diving stop at first. Backup catcher Garrett Stubbs scored to break a 2-2 tie before Bohm tacked on another run with an RBI single.
“When talent doesn’t play well or play smart, you get beat,” Harper said. "It doesn’t matter who you’re playing, it’s still professional baseball.”
Bryan Reynolds cut the deficit to 4-3 on a single in the seventh, with Joe scoring on an error by rookie Johan Rojas in center. Triolo singled off Yunior Marte to start the eighth before advancing to third on Palacios’ double and scoring the tying run on a sacrifice to right from Nick Gonzales.
Phillies starter Cristopher Sánchez did not allow a hit in five innings, lowering his ERA to 2.66 this season. The 26-year-old left-hander struck out three, walked two and hit three others before being pulled after 73 pitches (46 strikes) with an upset stomach.
“I had a little stomachache going on. I didn’t feel like I had much energy today," Sánchez said. "I think I did a good job. Even if I don’t feel well because I have something going on, I’m going to go out and compete.”
After Sánchez exited, Joe sent a leadoff single trickling through the right side of the infield off Seranthony Domínguez. Reynolds followed with his 12th home run of the season, belting a fastball 418 feet to right-center field to tie it 2-all.
“Our guys kept going,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “We were getting no-hit through five. We get the base hit, Bryan gets the homer. We just continued to play and made good plays.”
Bohm had three RBI, giving the Phillies a 2-0 lead with a two-run homer in the fourth that went 396 feet to right-center field off a first-pitch changeup from Rich Hill, who gave up five hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.
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Pirates: RHP Johan Oviedo (4-11, 4.60) will take the mound Tuesday in the first of a two-game series against the Tigers. Oviedo has allowed one run in two of his past three starts after surrendering 13 combined his previous two outings.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
10th Inning | Palacios homered to right (367 feet), Triolo scored. | |
10th Inning | Vasquez relieved Kimbrel | |
10th Inning | Sosa struck out swinging. | |
10th Inning | Turner flied into double play, right to catcher to second to catcher, Harper thrown out at home. | |
10th Inning | Bohm reached on infield single to third, Bohm to second, Harper safe at third on throwing error by third baseman Triolo. | |
10th Inning | Perdomo relieved Bednar |
Statistics
PHI | PIT | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
1 | Hit By Pitch | 4 |
9 | Ground Balls | 13 |
14 | Strikeouts | 8 |
4 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
1 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
8 | Hits | 9 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
6 | Walks | 3 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
4 | Runs | 6 |
2 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
34 | At Bats | 34 |
1 | Home Runs | 2 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
21 | Runners Left On Base | 24 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
1 | Doubles | 1 |
12 | Fly Balls | 14 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
163 | Pitches | 155 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
12 | Total Bases | 16 |
42 | Plate Appearances | 42 |
162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
4.3 | Runs Created | 6.0 |
.235 | Batting Average | .265 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.353 | Slugging Percentage | .471 |
.294 | Secondary Average | .294 |
.366 | On Base Percentage | .381 |
.719 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .852 |
0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
4.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.8 |
29.0 | Batter Rating | 39.0 |
34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 17.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
3.88 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.69 |
.118 | Isolated Power | .206 |
0.43 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.38 |
.143 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .071 |
.059 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .029 |
8.0 | Runs Produced | 11.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.8 |
0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
79.0 | MLB Rating | 88.8 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 34,515 | Capacity:
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 |
2024 National League Central Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee | 93 | 69 | .574 | - | L1 |
St. Louis | 83 | 79 | .512 | 10 | W1 |
Chicago | 83 | 79 | .512 | 10 | L1 |
Cincinnati | 77 | 85 | .475 | 16 | W1 |
Pittsburgh | 76 | 86 | .469 | 17 | L1 |