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Phillies Overcome Four-Run Deficit to Sweep Rays in Extra-Inning Thriller

Philadelphia secured a 7-6 victory in Tampa, marking their ninth win in 11 games and extending the Rays' home losing streak to seven.

Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Díaz celebrates his three-run home run off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tanner Banks during the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Brandon Marsh of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts after hitting the go-ahead RBI double in the 10th inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Tampa, Florida. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images/TNS)
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Overview

  • The Phillies completed a dramatic comeback after trailing 5-1, tying the game in the ninth inning and winning in the 10th.
  • Brandon Marsh delivered a go-ahead RBI double in the 10th inning and later scored on Trea Turner's single for an insurance run.
  • Bryson Stott's three-run homer in the eighth inning and Johan Rojas's game-tying run in the ninth were pivotal in the rally.
  • Jose Alvarado earned the win with a scoreless ninth inning, and Matt Strahm closed out the game for his second save of the season.
  • The Rays suffered their seventh consecutive home loss and ninth straight defeat to the Phillies, a streak dating back to August 2021.