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Automatic runner Brandon Marsh scored on a call of catcher’s interference with the bases loaded in the 10th inning Monday night to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 3-2 walk-off win over the Boston Red Sox.
Red Sox players were 'fired up' for Boston catcher Carlos Narváez after his clutch home run in Wednesday's wild win vs. the Phillies.
The Red Sox scored six runs in the fifth and avoided a three-game series sweep at Citizens Bank Park, taking a 9-8 win in 11 innings. The Phils dropped to 58-44 and Boston improved to 55-49.
That early Phillies cushion vanished in a stunning tidal wave of walks by Luzardo, who had retired the first nine Red Sox he’d faced while whiffing five of them, then one more during a shutout fourth inning.
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.
The Boston Red Sox are likely planning for the trade deadline and postseason. However, Alex Cora already has one eye on free agency.
The last time catcher’s interference produced a walk-off victory was Aug. 1, 1971. The man who committed the mistake was Johnny Bench, the Hall of Fame catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, enabling the Los Angeles Dodgers to win, USA Today reported.