Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber gives epic proclamation after thrilling Game 2 win
The Philadelphia Phillies won Game 2 of the NLDS to tie the series with the New York Mets. Nick Castellanos hit a walk-off single to clinch the 7-6 victory. The wild back-and-forth game saw Mark Vientos hit a game-tying home run in the top of the ninth before the walk-off. Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber spoke about the crazy game with USA Today
“This was one of the greatest games I’ve ever played in. I can’t wait to watch it again,” Schwarber told Bob Nightengale. “To respond the way we did, wow. They hit back. And we respond. They hit back and we respond. It was a slugfest all of the time. It was an opportune moment, opportune hitting, two-out hitting.”
While the Phillies still have two games left to win before winning the series, they may have saved their season on Monday. The Mets looked like they were going to roll to another victory in the late innings on Sunday. Bryson Stott hit a two-run triple that gave them the lead in the eighth inning and scored later in the inning.
After the Vientos home run, the Mets needed usual starter Tylor Megill to shut things down in the ninth. He could not do it, as he let Trea Turner and Bryce Harper get on base before Castellanos came up. The Phillies won the game, setting up a tense two games in Queens.
Phillies prepare for hostile environment in New York
The Philadelphia Phillies were on the ropes during Game 2 of the NLDS against the New York Mets, and their fans let them know it. After crumbling during the eighth inning of a Game 1 loss, the Phillies trailed 3-0 with just three hits through five and a half innings on Sunday. The Citizens Bank Park crowd was growing restless, with boos raining down from the stands.
Then Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos gave them something to cheer about, hitting back-to-back homers to tie the game. After Mets third basemen Mark Vientos tied the game with a two-run homer in the top of the ninth, Harper worked a walk and Castellanos drove in Trea Turner from second to seal a 7-6 victory.
Following the win, Harper took no issue with the boos from his home crowd.
“They live and die by results, and I understand that completely,” the Phillies star said of the fans to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. “So. that’s just how they are. When you sign here, when you play here, that’s how it is. And I respect them for it.”
After splitting the first two games of the series, the Phillies have guaranteed themselves another home matchup.
After splitting the first two games of the series, the Phillies have guaranteed themselves another home matchup.
