The story should have been about Cristopher Sánchez. Then the bullpen imploded.
The Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night by a final score of 6-5 in 11 innings The loss dropped the Phillies record to 92-65 but more importantly, the loss means the magic number to clinch a first-round bye remains at two.
The deciding run came in the 11th inning when Xavier Edwards hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Connor Norby and breaking a 5-5 tie. Despite getting a runner to third in the home half of the inning, the Phillies could not get the tying run across as Bryson Stott grounded into a 1-3 put out for the game’s final out.