Edmundo Sosa and Weston Wilson were part of a two-run top of the fifth inning on Sunday in the Phillies’ 4-2 win over the Rangers. Sosa hit a game-tying home run. Wilson poked a go-ahead single. The pair came through again on Monday in Cincinnati, sparking a two-out rally in the eighth inning of the Phillies’ 4-1 series-opening win over the Reds.
Reds starter Andrew Abbott kept the Phillies off the scoreboard for most of Monday night. With the help of his defense in the top of the seventh, Abbott started his night with seven shutout innings. Shortstop Elly De La Cruz made a great bare-handed play on a ground ball off the bat of J.