It happened again, and I don’t know how much more we can take.
The are, without question, the best team in baseball, and their offense has been historically prolific. Last night, they built a 6-1 lead with stunning ease off the previously red-hot Zack Wheeler, and it seemed like the Phils were in for a routine, if depressing, loss.
But like they’ve done over and over again in recent weeks, the fought back. A Bryce Harper solo homer and Bryson Stott two-run shot in the 8th inning brought them to within 6-5 and, in yet another hero moment, Trea Turner smashed his 11th dinger in 13 games, the 150th of his career, to lead off the 9th and miraculously tie the game 6-6.