ThePhiladelphia Philliesscored three runs in the 11th inning to get a 9-6 win over theAthleticson Saturday night.Kyle Schwarberput the Phillies on top with a 2-run double offMitch SpenceandMax Lazarclosed out the win, boosting Philadelphia's record to an MLB-best 34-18. Schwarber tiedAaron Judgefor the MLB lead in home runs with his 18th of the season, swatting a hanging slider fromJeffrey Springsfor a 4-3 lead to lead off the sixth inning. His performance boosted his OPS to .977, ranking him fourth in the league. The Athletics took a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single fromNick Kurtzand 2-run double byTyler Soderstrom. The two teams then traded runs during the next three innings, highlighted by the Athletics taking a 6-5 lead in the eighth onBrent Rooker's 12th homer of the year andMax Keplerhitting a pinch-hit home run offMason Millerto tie the score in the top of the ninth. Phillies center fielderBrandon Marshprevented the Athletics from getting a walkoff win in the 10th. With the bases loaded, Rooker hit a shallow fly ball to center that was caught by Marsh, who then threw outLogan Davidsonat home on a play that was reviewed but upheld. Brandon Marsh cuts down the runner at home to keep the game tied! 🤯pic.twitter.com/pWFRCZuyTA — MLB (@MLB)May 25, 2025 With the double play givingOrion Kerkeringsome breathing room, he intentionally walked Soderstrom then gotShea Langeliersto end the inning on a fly out to left. That set up Schwarber's big hit in the 11th andNick Castellanosadded an insurance run with a sacrifice fly that gave Philadelphia a 3-run lead. Saturday's win was the ninth straight for the Phillies and 10th in their past 11 games. Philadelphia hasn't lost two consecutive games since late April when they lost to theNew York MetsandChicago Cubs. Since then, the team has gone 22-4 and surged to the top of the MLB standings, two games better than theLos Angeles Dodgers. The Phillies go into Sunday's series finale with the Athletics holdinga 3-game lead over the Mets(31-21) in the NL East. The Mets face the Dodgers in the rubber match of their 3-game set on Sunday night.
