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Phillies' Shugart Secures Rare Doubleheader Walk-Off Sweep

5/2/2026

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Shugart Wins Doubleheader

The Philadelphia Phillies swept the Giants with two walk-off wins on May 1, 2026.
Relief pitcher Chase Shugart earned both wins, closing the opener and a 10th in the nightcap.
Shugart was the first pitcher since 2013 and the first Phillies pitcher since 2002 to win a doubleheader.
Manager Don Mattingly said the wins, the first walk-off pair since July 24, 1998, lift the struggling team.

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Phillies Win Doubleheader

The Phillies, improving to 12-19, became the first team since 2004 to win both games of a doubleheader after trailing in the ninth under manager Don Mattingly.
Kyle Schwarber homered in the first inning of the games, went 5-for-6 with runs and RBIs, and tied Game 2 with a ninth-inning double before Alec Bohm’s sacrifice fly won.
Bryson Stott’s ninth-inning triple and rookie Justin Crawford’s infield single produced the Game 1 walk-off.

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Shugart Wins Doubleheader

The Philadelphia Phillies swept the Giants with two walk-off wins on May 1, 2026.
Relief pitcher Chase Shugart earned both wins, closing the opener and a 10th in the nightcap.
Shugart was the first pitcher since 2013 and the first Phillies pitcher since 2002 to win a doubleheader.
Manager Don Mattingly said the wins, the first walk-off pair since July 24, 1998, lift the struggling team.

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