Every time the Phillies scored Friday night in Pittsburgh, the Pirates answered immediately. The Phillies took three separate leads through the first four innings; each vanished a half inning later. But the Pirates never took the lead. They only tied the Phillies. Eventually, the pattern had to give. And it did.
With Jordan Romano on the mound in the bottom of the ninth, the Pirates finally took their first lead of the night, securing a win. The Phillies’ 5-4 loss was their third straight; it was their second walk-off defeat in three days. Rob Thomson’s club was walked-off by the Blue Jays on Wednesday in Toronto.