It took them four and a half hours, but the Phillies finally beat the last-place, thirty-win Tigers in 15 innings, 3-2.
Aaron Nola pitched well, going seven innings against a weak lineup, allowing only four hits and one earned run, as well as the seven strikeouts. Sadly, this was less than half of the length of the game, as Gabe Kapler had to turn to his bullpen to fill in the rest of the marathon, including new reliever Nick Pivetta. Together, they fended off a couple of late Detroit threats, Pivetta putting together 3.2 scoreless innings and Juan Alvarez hurling the final two.