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After a 12-run, 14-hit outburst Friday night, the Phillies pounded 13 hits and drew seven walks Saturday. They’ll take aim at a sweep on Sunday.
Phillies third baseman Edmundo Sosa left Saturday’s win over the Yankees following a collision with outfielder Brandon Marsh while catching a popup. According to the team, Sosa suffered a back contusion and will be evaluated further.
It hasn’t been easy for the Yankees since the All-Star break. They split the first six games, and they left Toronto on Wednesday with a bad taste in their mouths because they didn’t gain any ground on the first-place Blue Jays in the American League East race.
Weaver got Nick Castellanos to hit a grounder to Paul Goldschmidt, who airmailed the throw home as Trea Turner scored to tie it at 3. J.T. Realmuto then hit a three-run homer to put the Phillies (59-44) up 6-3.
The Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Yankees so soundly that Yankee Stadium heard Philadelphia Eagles chants.
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SB Nation on MSNStreetlights, big dreams, all looking pretty: Phillies 9, Yankees 4The Phillies blew it open in the seventh. Edmundo Sosa - who was later involved in an ugly collision with Brandon Marsh on a pop up - hit a two-run home run to make it 7-1, and then Kyle Schwarber (5-10 with six RBIs in the series) added a two-run double to push the lead to 9-1.
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Ryan McMahon went 1 for 3 with two strikeouts and a walk in his New York Yankees debut, a 9-4 loss to Philadelphia.
The Yankees lost 9-4 to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday afternoon and have dropped four out of their last five games.