Phillies Beat Red Sox on Walk-Off Catcher's Interference Call
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 22 – The Phillies secured their third walk-off win this season on a rare catcher's interference call, scoring the winning run without a ball in play during extra innings.
- A 3-2 walk-off win saw the Philadelphia Phillies clinch victory on a catcher's interference call, with Brandon Marsh scoring after review confirmed the play.
- Amid a 2-2 tie in the 10th, Sosa’s checked swing struck Narvaez’s glove, and replay review confirmed the challenge and contact.
- According to historical records, this was only the second walk-off catcher’s interference in MLB history, first since Aug. 1, 1971, noted for its rarity on a checked swing.
- With the victory, the Philadelphia Phillies experienced their third walk-off win this season, while Boston has gone 1-3 since the All-Star break.
- The Phillies will face Boston, with Cristopher Sanchez starting for Philadelphia on Tuesday.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Edmundo Sosa’s teammates on the Philadelphia Phillies mobbed him beyond first base after a 3-2, walk-off win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. In the moment, it didn’t matter to him that he’d gotten there thanks to a call of catcher’s interference. “To be honest, this feels exactly like a home run,” Sosa said through a translator. “The most important thing about it is that we end up winning the game, and that’s what we…
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Edmundo Sosa's swing clipped the glove of the Red Sox' Carlos Narváez with the bases loaded in the 10th inning. It was just the second walkoff catcher’s interference since at least 1920.
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Edmundo Sosa’s teammates on the Philadelphia Phillies mobbed him beyond first base after a 3-2, walk-off win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. In the moment, it didn’t matter to him that he’d gotten there thanks to a call of catcher’s interference.
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