Phillies rally late for 4-1 victory vs. Reds

Lochlahn March, The Philadelphia Inquirer on Aug 11, 2025

Published in Baseball

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CINCINNATI — Edmundo Sosa knelt over home plate, his arms outstretched in the dirt, for a beat.

He was catching his breath. He completed a long run around the bases — with a minor collision with Reds second baseman Matt McLain along the way — to tie the game in the eighth inning.

Nine-hole hitter Weston Wilson hit a line drive that trickled into the left-field corner, scoring Sosa from first. Sosa likely would have been granted home regardless due to the obstruction, but he ended up diving into the plate without a throw.

The bottom of the order finally came through against Cincinnati starter Andrew Abbott, who held the Phillies to three hits until the big eighth inning. Wilson’s RBI double kicked off a four-run rally, as the Phillies came from behind once again for a 4-1 series-opening win against Cincinnati.

The top of the order kept things going. Trea Turner singled to drive in Wilson for the go-ahead run, chasing Abbott from the game. Kyle Schwarber immediately added some insurance off reliever Tony Santillan with a two-run homer in his home state.

Abbott had taken a perfect game into the fifth inning, until J.T. Realmuto broke it up with a leadoff double to right-center field. He advanced to third on a sacrifice fly from Harrison Bader, but was stranded there when Otto Kemp grounded out. The Phillies also led off the sixth and seventh innings with a hit, but were unable to capitalize.

The Phillies came close to tying the game in the seventh, when Bryce Harper tagged from third on a Nick Castellanos flyout to right field. It was not quite deep enough, and Harper was thrown out by Noelvi Marte by a foot for an inning-ending double play.

Until their bats could get going, the pitching staff kept the Phillies in the game. Starter Taijuan Walker held the Reds to just one run over six innings. He needed 27 pitches to get out of the first, allowing a run on three hits. The inning was extended when Miguel Andujar beat out the throw from Sosa for what was ruled an infield single.

Walker settled in after that, inducing quick outs until he was lifted by Jordan Romano in the seventh, who tossed a 1-2-3 inning.

David Robertson made his season debut in the eighth. He walked the first batter on four pitches and also gave up a single, but he escaped the inning unscathed with a groundout.

With a thin bullpen — Matt Strahm had pitched three straight days and Jhoan Duran two straight days — Orion Kerkering took the mound in the ninth. He tossed a clean frame for his third career save.