Phillies Rally in the 8th to Beat the Brewers

By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Editor

Alec Bohm’s bases loaded, 2-run single in the 8th inning proved to be the game winning hit for the Phillies as they defeated Milwaukee 4-2 on Friday night in front of 29,000-plus in South Philly. The win improves the Phillies to 6-8 on the season. 

Nice piece of hittin’! Oh, that slide too! #MLB #Phillies #RingTheBell

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The Phillies opened the scoring in the 1st when Bryce Harper ripped an RBI double off of Milwaukee stater Freddy Peralta to give the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phillies had an opportunity to add more in the 1st but left two runners on base. 

It seemed as though the missed opportunity was going to doom the Phils. 

Milwaukee’s Hunter Renfrow tied the ballgame in the 3rd with a sacrifice fly off of Phillies starter Ranger Suarez.

Suarez made it through 4-2/3 innings, throwing 89-pitches, walking three, allowing four hits, and one run. Outside of a 1st inning where he loaded the bases, Suarez was serviceable and effective. 

Former Phillie Andrew McCutchen gave Milwaukee a 2-1 lead in the 7th when he hit a sacrifice fly off of Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado. 

It was time for some more late inning magic. The Phillies bats, which had been quite since the first inning, came to life in the 8th.

Harper, Nick Castellanos, and J.T. Realmuto led off the 8th with three consecutive singles off of Milwaukee’s Aaron Ashby. Kyle Schwarber struck out swinging, setting the table for Bohm. 

Bohm’s single to right scored Harper and Castellanos, who made a tremendous slide, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead. Johan Camargo followed with a laser, line drive single to score Realmuto. The insurance run gave the Phillies a 4-2 lead.

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Phillies closer Corey Knebel shutdown the Brewers in order in the 9th to close out the come from behind win. The Phillies will go for their third consecutive win tomorrow afternoon at 4:05 PM at Citizens Bank Park. 

Knebel gets McCutchen with a nasty curve and the Phillies win! pic.twitter.com/4aNh6M5MTJ

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Star of the Game

• PHI 3B Alec Bohm, 1-for-4, 2-RBI, 1 K, Game Winning Hit

Next Game

Date: Saturday, April 23 vs. Milwaukee Brewers at Citizens Bank Park

First Pitch: 4:05 PM/Eastern

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia +

Radio: 94.1 WIP-FM and the Phillies Radio Network

Pitching Probables: Adrian Houser (0-2, 2.89 ERA) vs. Zack Wheeler (0-2, 9.39 ERA)