NICK Castellanos had two hits and delivered a walk-off single in the ninth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
With the bases loaded and one out, Castellanos stepped up and lined the first pitch he saw from Roansy Contreras over the head of Jack Suwinski in center field to secure the Phillies’ third win in four games.
Jeff Hoffman (2-0) pitched a scoreless ninth for the Phillies to earn the win. Philadelphia’s bullpen pitched five shutout innings and logged seven strikeouts in relief of Spencer Turnbull, who allowed three runs on four hits over four innings. Turnbull struck out three and walked four.
Oneil Cruz hit a 2-run home run for the Pirates, while Bryan Reynolds went 1-for-1 with three walks.
In other games, it was the Yankees 3, Guardians 2 (Game 1); Yankees 8, Guardians 2 (Game 2); Twins 11, Tigers 5 (Game 1, 12 innings); Twins 4, Tigers 1 (Game 2); Astros 9, Rangers 2; Marlins 5, Braves 1; Royals 11, Mets 7; Reds 5, White Sox 0; Brewers 11, Orioles 5; Giants 11, Rays 2; Nationals 3, Athletics 1; and Red Sox 7, Angels 2.
Yankees 3, Guardians 2 (Game 1)
Oswaldo Cabrera clubbed a two-run homer in the sixth inning and visiting New York stayed hot with a victory over Cleveland in the opener of a split doubleheader.
New York’s Clarke Schmidt (1-0) went five-plus innings, allowing two runs (one earned) and three hits. Clay Holmes gave up a leadoff double to Ramon Laureano in the ninth, then retired the next three batters for his sixth save.
Back with the Guardians and making his first home start in Cleveland since 2020, Carlos Carrasco (0-1) grinded through 4 2/3 innings, allowing five hits and five walks but only one run. Andres Gimenez had two of the five hits for Cleveland.
