The Phillies entered the ninth inning on Sunday against the Mets needing another hero. J.T. Realmuto eventually gave them just that, but what happened before his at bat was pivotal to winning the game.
Nick Castellanos faced Edwin Diaz after the latter struck out Bryce Harper for the first out. Castellanos quickly fell behind 0-2 thanks to fouling off two high and inside fastballs at 97 MPH. Then he took a third one for a ball before fighting off a fourth at 99 MPH for an inside-out single to right field to put the winning run on base.