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A long drive and a little popup went a long way to changing the Red Sox’s fortunes. Carlos Narváez got some redemption, too.
Carlos Narváez hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the 11th inning and Romy Gonzalez hit a grand slam in the fifth as the Boston Red Sox outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8.
Romy Gonzalez was riding an 0-for-20 slump before stepping to the plate in the fifth inning. Then he provided a swing one of his teammates described as a "hero moment" in a signature win.
When Jesús Luzardo walked out for the fifth inning with a no-hitter going and a comfortable 5-0 lead to back it up, the Phillies seemed primed for the series sweep against the Red Sox. But by the time Luzardo walked off the mound after the fifth,
Bryce Harper hit the 350th homer of his career and four Phillies teammates also went deep, yet it wasn’t enough for Philadelphia to beat Boston.
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It’s Wednesday, July 23 and the Red Sox (54-49) are in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies (58-43). Lucas Giolito is slated to take the mound for Boston against Jesús Luzardo for Philadelphia. The Phillies held the Red Sox to one run and held onto a 4-1 victory to follow up the 3-2 win in extra innings on Monday.
Mayer kept the fifth inning alive against Phillies lefty Jesús Luzardo with a two-out walk, then came around to score when Romy Gonzalez helped the Red Sox flip a 5-0 deficit into a 6-5 lead with a grand slam to left field. After the inning, he was replaced at third base by Abraham Toro.
He became the first Red Sox player — ever — to strike out four times in consecutive games, doing so Monday and Tuesday.