Phillies Even NLDS 1-1 in a Thriller

Nothing is over! The big boys in the Phillies lineup woke up in time to turn a 3-0 deficit into a must have 7-6 victory over New York to tie the Division Series, 1-1. Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos hit back-to-back homers to tie the game in the bottom of the 6^th inning, tying the game and breathing life into the series. Despite pitching giving the lead back to the Mets in the 7^th and eventually allowing them to tie the game in the 9^th inning, the Phillies – not the Mets, who the Fox broadcasters simply can’t stop rooting for – kept coming back. Bryson Stott tripled in the bottom of the 8^th to bring in Harper and Castellanos and put the Phils ahead, 5-4. JT Realmuto brought Stott in for a much-needed insurance run. Reliever Matt Strahm couldn’t close it out, unbelievably giving up a 2-run homer to tie the game. But once again, the big boys came through. With 2 outs in the bottom of 9^th inning, Trae Turner walked, and Bryce Harper narrowly missed having the potential game-winning hit with a foul ball to the wall and eventually walked. Castellanos stepped up and knocked in Turner for the game-winning run.

This team looked dead. Now, a huge game awaits Aaron Nola and the Phillies Tuesday night in New York.