The Philadelphia Phillies went into the top of the ninth inning down 8-6 to the Washington Nationals after Orion Kerkering gave up a three-run home run to blow the lead late in the game.All momentum was washed away, and that was even more the case when the first two batters for Philadelphia struck out to begin the ninth inning.Trea Turner, the team’s trusty veteran shortstop was down to his final strike, as it appeared the Phillies were going to fall to their NL East rival.But the fat lady wasn't singing at Nationals Park for the Phillies.
In fact, Trea Turner kept the game alive with a single to center field.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBryson Stott of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a three-run home run against the Washington Nationals during the ninth inning at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2026.(Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)What ensued wasn’t just a rally to tie the game.
Brandon Marsh did that in the next at-bat with a two-run homer.Instead, Marsh’s bomb opened the flood gates for the Phillies to score eight runs in the top of the ninth inning to absolutely stun the Nationals and its home crowd in a miraculous 14-9 victory on Tuesday night.It was the Phillies' highest-scoring ninth inning since Sept.
27, 2015, when they also scored eight runs against these same Nationals.What made this rally especially remarkable, however, was that every run came with two outs.BRYCE HARPER HITS FOR CYCLE, KYLE SCHWARBER BLASTS THREE HOMERS IN PHILLIES BLOWOUT WIN OVER METSAfter Marsh’s home run, Bryce Harper kept the rally alive with a single, as the Phillies looked to take the lead.
Then, Derek Hill added a single, which brought up Bryson Stott with the chance at accomplishing that goal for the first time since the top of the eighth when Philadelphia scored three.Stott couldn’t have been more clutch in the moment, smashing a ball down the left-field line and leaning to his left in hopes that it would stay on the right side of t...