Phillies beat Red Sox on rare walk-off catcher’s interference

The Philadelphia Phillies edged out the Boston Red Sox 3-2 in a wild 10-inning finish Monday night, winning on a rare catcher's interference call. With the bases loaded and one out, Edmundo Sosa’s check swing resulted in his bat making contact with catcher Carlos Narvaez’s glove, allowing the winning run to score without the ball ever being put in play.

According to Stathead, it’s just the second time in MLB history that a game has ended on a catcher’s interference.



The Phillies’ 10th inning rally began when Otto Kemp walked against Jordan Hicks (1-6). A wild pitch advanced Kemp and the automatic runner, Brandon Marsh, to second and third. After an intentional walk to Max Kepler, Sosa’s swing sealed the walk-off in one of the strangest finishes of the season.

Bryce Harper led the Phillies’ offense early, recording two doubles and scoring a run. He sparked a two-run fourth inning with a one-out double off Walker Buehler, later scoring on a Nick Castellanos single. J.T. Realmuto added an RBI single to give the Phillies a 2-1 lead.

Boston tied it in the sixth after three straight one-out hits, including an RBI single by Trevor Story. Jarren Duran opened the game with a solo homer off Zack Wheeler, who still turned in a strong outing—six innings, two runs, seven hits, and 10 strikeouts.

Buehler matched him with one of his best starts of the season, allowing two runs (one earned) over seven innings. Max Lazar (1-0) earned the win with a scoreless 10th, striking out two Red Sox batters to preserve the tie.