PHOENIX, Jun 14 \u2014 A miscommunication in shallow right field, and the resultant collision, gave the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> an extra out to score the go-ahead run in the top of the tenth, inching them past the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a>, 4\u20133, Wednesday night.<\/p>\n \u201cWith how well we do the little things each night,\u201d manager Torey Lovullo<\/a><\/strong> said, \u201cthis one jumps out and surprises you. Just goes to show you that you can\u2019t take anything for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n The Diamondbacks had to rally to even send it to extra innings, with the game-tying three-run homer from Christian Walker<\/a><\/strong> coming in the bottom of the eighth. This was due to the fantastic efforts of Phillies starter Ranger Suarez<\/a><\/strong>. The southpaw tossed seven scoreless innings, limiting the Diamondbacks to four hits while walking two and striking out seven. This came from his heavier use of four-seam fastballs when the Diamondbacks were expecting him to mainly use two-seamers, according to Lovullo. He added, \u201cThen he worked the inner half of the plate at the right time to right-handed hitters.\u201d<\/p>\n Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 whom Phillies manager Rob Thomson<\/a><\/strong> expected to have \u201ca pretty good start\u201d in his pregame comments \u2014 walked the first two batters of the game, left fielder Kyle Schwarber<\/a><\/strong> and shortstop Trea Turner<\/a><\/strong>. After right fielder Nick Castellanos<\/a><\/strong> struck out, designated hitter Bryce Harper<\/a><\/strong> belted a deep liner to center. Jake McCarthy<\/a><\/strong> sprinted straight back to the wall, making a leaping catch near the warning track while doing a mid-air 180. Both runners had to book it back to their bases. When Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed<\/a><\/strong> caught McCarthy\u2019s throw, he relayed it to first, trying to double off Turner. But the throw went wild, allowing the runners to advance to second and third. But red-hot catcher J.T. Realmuto<\/a><\/strong> smashed a liner straight to third, where Emmanuel Rivera<\/a><\/strong> gloved it for the third out.<\/p>\n The Phillies led off each of the next two innings with an extra-base hit. In the second, second baseman Bryson Stott<\/a><\/strong> ripped a triple to right and scored two batters later, when third baseman Edmundo Sosa<\/a><\/strong> grounded into a 6\u20134 force play. (The plays sandwiched a walk by first baseman Kody Clemens<\/a><\/strong>.) In the third, Turner led off with a double to right. He advanced to third on a fly to right by Castellanos. After Harper walked, Realmuto hit a slow grounder to second. Ahmed whipped the ball to second for the first out, but Realmuto beat second baseman Geraldo Perdomo<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s relay to first, allowing Turner to score the second run. The third Phillies run came in the top of the sixth, when Realmuto crushed a one-out solo homer to left.<\/p>\nPhillies Take Lead<\/h3>\n
Diamondbacks Perseverance Pays Off<\/h3>\n