The Philadelphia Phillies (58-44) staked themselves to an early five-run lead but were unable to complete the series sweep after a slugfest with the visiting Boston Red Sox (55-49) ended in a 9-8 extra-innings loss.
The offense came out guns blazing in the bottom of the first inning with a first-pitch single by Trea Turner and two mammoth back-to-back homers by Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper. It was Schwarber’s 34tg on the year and ninth in the month of the July. For Harper, it was the 350th of his
career and 166th as a Phillie, one ahead of…Schwarber.
PHI - Kyle Schwarber 2-run HR (34)
— MLB Home Runs (@MLBHRs_) July 24, 2025
Distance: 409 ft
EV: 103.2 mph
LA: 28°
⚾️ 80.4 mph changeup (BOS - RHP Lucas Giolito)
️ Would be out in 29/30 MLB parks
BOS (0) @ PHI (2)
1st#RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/4c453HJzfG
PHI - Bryce Harper Solo HR (14)
— MLB Home Runs (@MLBHRs_) July 24, 2025
Distance: 439 ft
EV: 110.8 mph
LA: 26°
⚾️ 94.1 mph four-seam fastball (BOS - RHP Lucas Giolito)
️ Would be out in 30/30 MLB parks
BOS (0) @ PHI (3)
1st#RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/NUTpu1telk
Nick Castellanos and Bryson Stott would add solo shots of their own in the third and fourth innings respectively to extend the lead to five.
PHI - Nick Castellanos Solo HR (13)
— MLB Home Runs (@MLBHRs_) July 24, 2025
Distance: 380 ft
EV: 107.7 mph
LA: 28°
⚾️ 85.3 mph slider (BOS - RHP Lucas Giolito)
️ Would be out in 30/30 MLB parks
BOS (0) @ PHI (4)
3rd#RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/F4DPptv4dA
PHI - Bryson Stott Solo HR (7)
— MLB Home Runs (@MLBHRs_) July 24, 2025
Distance: 368 ft
EV: 104.9 mph
LA: 26°
⚾️ 86.2 mph slider (BOS - RHP Lucas Giolito)
️ Would be out in 27/30 MLB parks
BOS (0) @ PHI (5)
4th#RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/d8UYVo4Lej
Jesus Luzardo got through the first four frames with just 51 pitches collecting six punch outs and allowing only a walk before unraveling in the fifth.
It began with a leadoff double by Masataka Yoshida and a four-pitch walk to Ceddanne Rafaela. Luzardo got the next two batters out before walking Marcelo Mayer to load the bases. Down 2-0 in the count, Rob Refsnyder fouled a fastball high into foul territory. JT Realmuto and Luzardo gave chase but no one had eyes on the ball and it landed just beyond the batters box on the first base side to extend the inning.
Refsnyder would walk in Boston’s first run of the game and Jarren Duran walked in their second four pitches later.
At this point, Rob Thomson finally made a call to the bullpen to have relief start warming up, but it wouldn’t arrive in time. Luzardo delivered a 1-1 changeup to Romy Gonzalez who shipped it out to left center for a grand slam and 6-5 Red Sox lead.
BOS - Romy Gonzalez Grand Slam (6)
— MLB Home Runs (@MLBHRs_) July 24, 2025
Distance: 415 ft
EV: 107.5 mph
LA: 35°
⚾️ 88.2 mph changeup (PHI - LHP Jesús Luzardo)
️ Would be out in 30/30 MLB parks
BOS (6) @ PHI (5)
5th#DirtyWater pic.twitter.com/NaAk5Qgg5i
The rested bullpen pitched four scoreless innings to keep the game within reach and Realmuto redeemed himself for the foul ball gaffe with a game-tying solo shot in the bottom of the eighth.
PHI - J.T. Realmuto Solo HR (6)
— MLB Home Runs (@MLBHRs_) July 24, 2025
Distance: 410 ft
EV: 103.1 mph
LA: 31°
⚾️ 96.7 mph sinker (BOS - LHP Aroldis Chapman)
️ Would be out in 22/30 MLB parks
BOS (6) @ PHI (6)
8th#RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/qy1ToEuUQi
Max Lazar came on in the tenth and gave up a double to Trevor Story to score the ghost runner.
Schwarber brought the score level again in the bottom of the tenth with an RBI single and was pinch-run for with Weston Wilson, who got thrown out attempting to steal second to end the inning.
After commiting two pivotal interference infractions in the first two games of the series, Red Sox catcher, Carlos Narvaez, got his own redemption with a two-run home run off of Seth Johnson in the eleventh inning.
BOS - Carlos Narváez 2-run HR (9)
— MLB Home Runs (@MLBHRs_) July 24, 2025
Distance: 370 ft
EV: 100.3 mph
LA: 22°
⚾️ 97.8 mph four-seam fastball (PHI - RHP Seth Johnson)
️ Would be out in 4/30 MLB parks
BOS (9) @ PHI (7)
11th#DirtyWater pic.twitter.com/OhjH9cp31n
Down to their final out in the bottom of the eleventh, Johan Rojas brought Harper home with a pinch-hit RBI single to cut the deficit to one. Max Kepler fouled off a few pitches to stay alive against Sox lefty, Brennan Bernardino, but was eventually retired on a called strike to end the game.
Phils travel to the Bronx to start a series against the New York Yankees on Friday as Taijuan Walker will face Will Warren.
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