The doubleheader seven inning games get late early as Yogi Berra would say.
After the Yankees and Phillies traded runs early, both teams’ pitching got into a grove. A combination of member from the Yankees’ bullpen retired 11 straight hitters between the third and sixth innings. On the other side, Aaron Nola allowed just two hits, both singles, in that same span. By the time that was over, we were already well into crunch time in the game.
When the Yankees finally did break the deadlock in the top of the seventh, the Phillies had just three outs to work with.