Phillies Stave Off Sweep with 11-4 Victory Over Yankees

The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Yankees 11–4 at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday night. Second baseman Bryson Stott hit a solo home run, a three-run double and drove in five runs. Alec Bohm added a three-run, bases-loaded double. Starting pitcher Cristopher Sánchez (13-4) worked six innings, allowing three runs on six hits while striking out six and walking three. Yankees starter Will Warren (7-5) was charged with six runs on six hits before exiting after 3 2/3 innings.

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The win halted a four-game losing streak for Philadelphia and stopped a potential three-game sweep by New York. It was the Phillies’ third victory in a six-game homestand that also featured the Mets and Dodgers. The team entered the game with a 43-16 record when Sánchez, Zack Wheeler or Jesús Luzardo started, compared with 14-33 in all other games.

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• Stott’s hard-hit rate: 38.3 % (second-highest jump among 181 qualified hitters).

What we learned as Bohm, Stott do heavy lifting, help Phillies avoid sweep

• Bohm’s clutch numbers: .304 average and .983 OPS with two outs and runners in scoring position.

What we learned as Bohm, Stott do heavy lifting, help Phillies avoid sweep

• Sánchez’s season line: 13-4, 2.64 ERA, 1.19 WHIP; 1.03 ERA at home.

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• Yankees’ offense: Struck out 13 times; missing injured outfielder Cody Bellinger and slugger Aaron Judge.

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• Pitching contrast: Warren has allowed 31 runs (27 earned) in his last 37.2 innings since early June.

Will Warren wretched as Yankees lose series finale in Philly

Manager Don Mattingly praised Sánchez’s six-inning effort, noting the team “needed that from Sánchez tonight” after a stretch of “running on fumes” with several leverage pitchers unavailable. He highlighted the bullpen’s thinness and the importance of the win to keep the Phillies’ rhythm heading into the next series.

What we learned as Bohm, Stott do heavy lifting, help Phillies avoid sweep

• “Just being out there, going every day, and finding rhythm — and having fun with it,” — Bryson Stott

What we learned as Bohm, Stott do heavy lifting, help Phillies avoid sweep

• “It could have been a weird night, honestly — we were kind of running on fumes, had a bunch of our leverage guys down over the last few days," Mattingly said.” — Don Mattingly

What we learned as Bohm, Stott do heavy lifting, help Phillies avoid sweep

The Phillies jumped to a 6-0 lead by the third inning. After Bohm’s bases-loaded double cleared the left-field wall, Stott’s single drove him home. A throwing error on a Sánchez pickoff attempt allowed the Yankees three runs in the fifth, but Philadelphia answered with five runs in the sixth, highlighted by Stott’s three-run double off left-hander Ryan Yarbrough. New York’s attempts to rally—loading the bases and a later two-run double by Stott—were insufficient.

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Sources differ slightly on Warren’s exact line: ESPN records six runs on six hits with two walks, while PinstripeAlley adds that five of the six hits were off four-seamers or sinkers. No other substantive discrepancies were identified.

Will Warren wretched as Yankees lose series finale in Philly

The Phillies close their homestand with a series against the Miami Marlins, while the Yankees travel to Chicago for a four-game set against the White Sox. The Phillies’ next start is Zack Wheeler (10-2, 2.16 ERA) in Miami, followed by a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles leading up to the August 3 trade deadline.

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