Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado nearly had his toes on the white chalk following an inning-ending strikeout to wrap up the seventh inning, but the 31-year-old reliever was called back out to the pitching rubber after home plate umpire Brian Walsh overturned the original punch-out call.
That decision cost Philadelphia dearly after Marcus Semien stepped back up to the plate and rocked a two-RBI triple off the bright red State Farm sign in centerfield, giving the Mets a three-run advantage that would be too much to overcome for Philadelphia.
New York scored the first two runs in the ballgame behind a Juan Soto solo home run and an RBI double by A.J. Ewing in the first frame. Alec Bohm’s RBI single cut the lead in half at 2-1 in the bottom of the first inning. Soto replicated his first at-bat with another solo homer in the third inning to extend New York's lead to 3-1.
Bohm clutched up with an RBI double to score Kyle Schwarber in the bottom half of the third inning for a 3-2 ballgame, while Derek Hill tied the ballgame in the fourth with an RBI single that plated Bryson Stott after a stolen base put the Phillies infielder into scoring position.
The game-tying RBI was Hill's ninth of the season and first as a member of the Phillies organization after being acquired from the Chicago White Sox in a trade on June 11.
The good vibes lasted into the seventh inning when the game flipped on its head due to Walsh’s split-second decision that J.T. Realmuto did not catch Alvarado’s pitch cleanly… which he, in fact, did not after the replay was shown on the oversized scoreboard in left field. Naturally, New York took advantage by scoring three runs in the inning and never looked back.
Both teams get to enjoy a day off tomorrow with the 2026 FIFA World Cup in town for a match featuring Brazil and Haiti at “Philadelphia Stadium” (aka Lincoln Financial Field) tomorrow evening.
Philly and New York resume the three-game series with some nighttime baseball.
Cristopher Sanchez is scheduled to face off against Freddy Peralta on Saturday night (7:15 pm) in South Philadelphia.
