Carlos Narváez flips the script, sends Phillies packing in extra-inning gut-punch
Just when you thought the Phillies had finally broken the Red Sox, Carlos Narváez, after he basically handed Philly two wins with back-to-back catcher’s interference calls, turned the tables in the worst way possible.
In the 11th inning of a bonkers back-and-forth game, Narváez crushed a 97-mph fastball from Seth Johnson into the first row in left to give Boston a 9-7 lead. The Phillies clawed one back in the bottom half, but the damage was done.
Final score: Red Sox 9, Phillies 8. Series split.
It was a game that started with fireworks. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper hit back-to-back homers in the first inning. Schwarber’s 4th and Harper’s milestone 350th.
The Phillies built a 5-0 lead behind bombs from Nick Castellanos and Bryson Stott and looked like they were ready to bury Boston early.
Then the wheels came off.
Bryson Stott has the game of his life on the same day he welcomes his newborn baby
Jesús Luzardo lost his no-hitter in the fifth, and from there, it spiraled. With two outs and a chance to end the inning quietly, JT Realmuto lost a pop-up behind the plate. It dropped untouched. The Red Sox responded by unloading. Romy Gonzalez hit a grand slam. Boston plated six runs after what should’ve been the third out.
The Phillies tied it late on a Realmuto solo shot off Aroldis Chapman, his first homer off a lefty since 2023, and briefly took the lead in extras thanks to RBI singles from Schwarber and Johan Rojas. But Johnson couldn’t hold the line.
Narváez, who looked like a goat earlier in the series, flipped the script in the cruelest possible way.
What’s Next:
The Phillies turn the page fast and open a weekend series against the Yankees.
Taijuan Walker gets the ball Friday against Will Warren at Yankee Stadium. Lord save us.
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