Overview
- On Sunday, the Phillies erased a 4‑0 deficit with two outs and two strikes in the ninth when J.T. Realmuto extended the inning, Edmundo Sosa cleared the bases with a double, Bryan De La Cruz tied the game, and Kyle Schwarber hit a 459‑foot, two‑run walk‑off homer to beat the Cardinals.
- According to OptaSTATS, that victory made five wins this season for Philadelphia after trailing with two outs and two strikes in the ninth, the most such wins by any MLB team since pitch tracking began in 1988.
- The win completed a nine‑game winning streak and the club’s third consecutive series sweep, a feat the Phillies had not accomplished since 2010.
- The streak has pushed Philadelphia into a top wild‑card position and trimmed its deficit in the NL East to roughly three games, with seven remaining head‑to‑head games against Atlanta still to be played.
- The club’s recent surge has been driven by Schwarber’s power, lineup changes after acquiring Luis Arraez, and improved starting pitching, but the coming road trip will put workload and late‑inning bullpen availability under close watch for how it affects the team’s playoff odds.