The Philadelphia Phillies (58-44) staked themselves to an early five-run lead but were unable to complete the series sweep after a slugfest with the visiting Boston Red Sox (55-49) ended in a 9-8 extra-innings loss.
The offense came out guns blazing in the bottom of the first inning with a first-pitch single by Trea Turner and two mammoth back-to-back homers by Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper. It was Schwarber’s 34tg on the year and ninth in the month of the July. For Harper, it was the 350th of his career and 166th as a Phillie, one ahead of…Schwarber.