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Athletics squander lead in 8th inning, fall to Phillies

Las Vegas Review-Journal·Steve Beaudry·6 months ago
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PHILADELPHIA — Edmundo Sosa hit a go-ahead two-run single in Philadelphia’s four-run eighth inning as the Phillies rallied past the Athletics 6-3 on Wednesday.

Adolis Garcia homered, singled and scored twice, and Brandon Marsh had a triple and an RBI single among this three hits for Philadelphia, which is 8-1 under interim manager Don Mattingly.

Brad Keller pitched a scoreless ninth inning despite loading the bases, notching his third save, after Orion Kerkering (1-0) got the final out of the eighth.

Tyler Soderstrom homered in the sixth, and Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 30 straight games with an RBI single for the American League West-leading A’s, who have lost four of five.

The Athletics plan to move to Las Vegas in 2028, when they are scheduled to open play at a new ballpark on the Strip.

Down 3-2, the Phillies scored four times in the eighth off Jack Perkins (2-1).…

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