The Philadelphia Phillies have been thrilled with their quick turnaround this season to contend in the National League playoff picture. They can be even more thrilled with how tough they've played baseball's best team, the Boston Red Sox this season. The Phillies earned a season series split with the Red Sox on Wednesday night with a 7-4 win at Citizens Bank Park.
Wilson Ramos returned from the disabled list to make his Phillies debut after being acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays at the Trade Deadline. Ramos had two doubles and a triple and drove in three runs in his team debut, helping the Phillies keep pace with the Atlanta Braves in the NL East. The Braves beat the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night to remain two games ahead of the Phillies for the top spot in the division.
Ramos had the game-tying RBI triple and scored the go-ahead run on Scott Kingery's sacrifice fly, as they handed Joe Kelly his first loss of the year. Ramos would score another run on Maikel Franco's RBI single, this after he drove in two with a double of his own.
The two-time All-Star also got things done behind the plate, throwing out Brock Holt trying to steal second base. He also handled a bunch of different arms, as the Phillies used seven relievers over 6.2 innings, and Tommy Hunter got one out to earn the victory. Seranthony Dominguez came on for his 13th save in 16 tries this season, as the Phillies moved 20 games over .500 at home.
They will stay home for a doubleheader on Thursday with the New York Mets. The Red Sox will return to Fenway Park this weekend to battle the Tampa Bay Rays.
Wilson Ramos returned from the disabled list to make his Phillies debut after being acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays at the Trade Deadline. Ramos had two doubles and a triple and drove in three runs in his team debut, helping the Phillies keep pace with the Atlanta Braves in the NL East. The Braves beat the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night to remain two games ahead of the Phillies for the top spot in the division.
Ramos had the game-tying RBI triple and scored the go-ahead run on Scott Kingery's sacrifice fly, as they handed Joe Kelly his first loss of the year. Ramos would score another run on Maikel Franco's RBI single, this after he drove in two with a double of his own.
The two-time All-Star also got things done behind the plate, throwing out Brock Holt trying to steal second base. He also handled a bunch of different arms, as the Phillies used seven relievers over 6.2 innings, and Tommy Hunter got one out to earn the victory. Seranthony Dominguez came on for his 13th save in 16 tries this season, as the Phillies moved 20 games over .500 at home.
They will stay home for a doubleheader on Thursday with the New York Mets. The Red Sox will return to Fenway Park this weekend to battle the Tampa Bay Rays.
