Stott lifts Phillies, sinks Angels
Bryson Stott hit a gamewinning, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning after Bryce Harper tied it with a grand slam in the eighth, and the host Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 9-7 victory Sunday that sent slumping Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels to their 11th straight defeat.
It was the fourth victory in a row for the Phillies, who have won all three games under interim manager Rob Thomson since he took over when Joe Girardi was fired Friday. Philadelphia outscored the Angels 26-9 in a three-game sweep.
Harper and Stott are friends who hang out on weekends and watch football together during the offseason in their Las Vegas hometown. Harper said Stott thrived in clutch moments growing up and predicted to teammate Zack Wheeler that the rookie infielder would win the game for the Phillies.
“I could feel it, just the moment, the opportunity,” Harper said. “What a moment for him, the fans, the organization, everybody. It was a huge opportunity for us to win a game today, and Bryson put us on his back that last inning.”
Trout went 0-for-3 and is hitless in his past 26 at-bats, the longest drought of his career. The three-time MVP did walk and score a run for the Angels, whose last win was May 24.
The Angels are on their longest losing streak since an 11-game slide in August 2016.
After blowing a 6-2 lead in the eighth, the Angels went ahead 7-6 in the ninth against Corey Knebel (2-4) when Matt Duffy made up for a costly fielding error at third base with a two-out RBI single.
Mets 5, Dodgers 4: J.D. Davis led off the 10th inning with an RBI double after visiting New York blew a two-run lead in the ninth, and the Mets hung on to salvage a four-game series split.
Mariners 6, Rangers 5: Abraham Toro scored on a wild pitch by Brock Burke in the 10th inning to complete Seattle’s late-game rally against host Texas. Seattle scored three in the ninth off Matt Bush to tie it 5-5.
Braves 8, Rockies 7: Matt Olson hit a three-run homer, Ronald Acuña Jr. had a solo shot among his four hits and visiting Atlanta moved above .500 for the first time since the opening week.
Astros 7, Royals 4: Yordan Alvarez hit his 16th home run and Framber Valdez won his fifth straight start for Houston, which prevailed in Kansas City, Mo. Alvarez extended his hitting streak to seven games.
Padres 6, Brewers 4: Jake Cronenworth hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning and visiting San Diego extended its winning streak to three games with a victory over Milwaukee.
Yankees 5, Tigers 4: Josh Donaldson hit a 10th-inning sacrifice fly, and host New York came from behind twice to beat Detroit and reach the one-third mark of the season at 39-15, best in the major leagues in 21 years.
Pirates 3, D’backs 0: Jack Suwinski followed his game-winning homer a day earlier with three hits as host Pittsburgh beat Arizona again. The rookie has at least one hit in his past five games, going 7-for-12 this series.
Guardians 3, Orioles 2: Andres Gimenez hit a three-run homer, Zach Plesac had eight strikeouts over six innings and Cleveland won its first series at Camden Yards since 2018.
Twins 8, Blue Jays 6: Luis Arraez went 4-for-4 with a walk, Gary Sanchez and Trevor Larnach homered and visiting Minnesota beat Toronto.
White Sox 6, Rays 5: Jake Burger had a key hit for the second consecutive day and visiting Chicago hung on to a large early lead to beat Tampa Bay.
Nationals 5, Reds 4: Patrick Corbin pitched six effective innings, and catcher Kelbert Ruiz picked Nick Senzel off first base to end visiting Washington’s win over Cincinnati.
Briefly: Willie Calhoun (Benicia), the Rangers’ primary acquisition in the 2017 trade that sent Yu Darvish to the Dodgers, was designated for assignment . ... The Angels put outfielder Taylor Ward (right hamstring tightness) on the 10-day injured list.