the Phillies took two of three from the Kansas City Royals now they've got reinforcements as they head home to take on the Astros yeah that's a big reinforcement it's Star Wars night here at the old yard and yes the Astros are in town it seems appropriate game one of a three- game series wheeler he's looking for the same kind of offensive support he watched the Phillies pound out 22 runs over the last two games in Kansas City this is why you pay for an ace tonight so you can get the home stretch started with a win you know Revenge game for the Phillies as well so yeah big night for wheeler tonight Alex bregman starts things off and here's the first pitch from wheeler fast ball lined out to right right at castios one pitch one away so here's yordon Alvarez you see his career numbers against wheeler good to see yordon back in the lineup we haven't seen him since that home stand where the Astros were wrapping up that series against the Boston Red Sox so he last played on Wednesday yordon smashes another one this is going to be down in front of castiano so the Astros putting good swings on Wheeler here with the first two batters yordon on with a one out base hit that'll bring up Jer Diaz swing and a miss he got him first strike out of the night for Zack Wheeler two outs well he's using that fast ball in this first inning isn't he that brings up Jeremy peña's weighing in a bouncing ball left side bow cuts it off charging in at it throw to first is in time very close play at first base we waited a moment for the call from Nick Lent and we'll see whether or not the Astros want to challenge they do not scouting report on uh report on ronell Blanco 9 and6 3.14 erra four pitch mix but the change up and slider are really good they're very much his foundational pitches last three games walks have been a problem and those walks tend to come in the first two hitters schwarber takes and that's outside ball four so one on and nobody out for Trey Turner swung on ground ball towards short and paa booted it he will pick it up flip late to Second and they'll get nobody as Jeremy Peña looked like he had a shot certainly at one out if not both but everybody is safe so two on and nobody out for Bryce Harper ground ball right side Wickham's first chance as a second baseman and he starts a double play Shay wickom first time at second base in his big league career got a hot shot from Harper and turn the double play now Alec bone the batter two two pitch ground ball to Peña gets another opportunity in the inning and Jeremy makes the play for the final out so ryell pitches around an error and a walk and we're scoreless after one backto back hits for the Astros to start off the second so two on nobody out here's Ben gaml who was just recently claimed off waivers from the Mets that's in there for a called third strike breaking ball got him looking second strike out for wheeler brings up the center fielder Jake Myers line drive back toward the middle on one hop stops got it goes to Second for one over to First In Time 463 double play could not have come at a better time no runs two hits middle of the second inning each team is turned to double play so one out of nobody y for Bryson St that one's tapped toward Third Base charging is bregman back hands no play infield hit pH he certainly had their share of infield hits in the series against the Royals and they get one here we know Alex is playing with an elbow that's less than 100% not sure if that had an impact on whether he tried to unleash a throw or not but that was a tough play charging towards the mound here's a swing in a Miss Ruto goes down that's the first strike out for Rell two outs of the inning so two outs St still at first for Brandon Marsh left-handed hitting center fielder blanos set hands at the Belt St takes off and they have him picked off but the throw is thrown away to kartini St gets up after sliding into second and he'll make it to third second time in the last four starts we've seen Blanco have an errant throw on a pickoff attempt and now start at third with two out broken bat Whit will make the play Waiting for KI to get back to the bag and he does just in time to beat Marsh to the bag so the Astros avoid any more damage with another error involved as Rell and Victor talk about that pickoff throw tonight they've been base runners for the the Astros in the first three Innings yep lots of traffic so two on one out Yer Diaz swing and a miss he got him to go upstairs second time tonight he's gotten him that's three strikeouts for wheeler and now two away opposite way on the run is Marsh out toward the warning track he has room and he makes the catch and the inning is over no runs one hit two men left here's Trey Turner there he go through the hole on the left side a base hit just the second hit for the Phils tonight and now it brings Harper up who grounded into a double play his first time that's ball four so Harper down to First with a walk and here's Alec b b leads the team and runs bed in with 88 sends a highfly ball to right field should be playable for Ben gaml as he gets near the line and puts it away for the final out of the inning we go to the fourth inning asro is nothing Philly's nothing John Singleton leads off Singleton swings grounds it diving stop at first by Harper he'll get up and flip it to Wheeler and Singleton retired that was a potential extra base hit taken away on a nice diving stop by Harper that one's a little bit in close but Derek Thomas said it missed the plate and kartini will draw a walk that is the second walk allow by wheeler both in the last two innings there's a ball in the left field for a base hit then gaml a lot of traffic so far for Zack Wheeler a whole lot of traffic and just think where this inning would be if if Bryce didn't make that play off the bat of Singleton Astros have had seven base runners tonight six of them have been from left-handed hitters Myers retired on a fielders choice so there'll be Runners on the corners now with two away for wheeler going against right-and hitters tonight only Alex bregman has a hit as a righty rightand hitters just one for nine tonight all right here's Shay whitcom playing second base without tuve getting the day off and hits this ball towards the line and left long run for Hayes he will not get there it drops in for extra bases one run in here comes Jake Meyers here comes the throw from Turner safe at home plate two nothing Astros Shay Wickam a two out two RBI double but he's trying to get something going tonight against ronell Blanco they're down two nothing as we start the bottom of the sixth and Brandon Mars swing and a drive well hit left center field Alvarez back track wall and it's gone opposite field home run for Brandon Marsh as he puts the Phillies on the board with his 13th home run of the Season that'll cut the lead in half it's two to one so wheeler who had 79 pitches after four Innings we were wondering if he was going to be able to get to six Innings tonight for the fifth straight time this month and he has locked it in last inning only needing seven pitches swing and a miss he got him threw him the splitter it was a th of beauty six strikeouts for wheeler he's now set down seven in a row since the two-run double we'll head to the bottom of the sixth inning on the heels of this two comfortable innings for Zack Wheeler Bryce Harper leads off he's going to get him line drive base hit to left center field Alvarez Tred to cut it off he does Harper's on his way to Second here's the throw not in time a lead off double here in the sixth inning for Harper now let's execute yeah that it doubles the 31st of the year for Harper he's got an extra base hit now on four straight and Alec B he whacks one over to the left side charging pñ only play is to First and he throws B Mount Harper aggressively getting off the bag and getting into third base even though that roller was right there in front of him so here's ctios the Astros are playing the infield in all four right to the edge of the grass Line Drive Bas H it to center field he broke his Bat Harper will score we are tied up at two yeah castanos is now hit in 12 of his last 14 games line drive down the left field line that's going to be it for a hit castan's hustling toward third Dusty puts the stop sign up it's a double for real M and now it's second and third with two men down boy I really thought Casados was put himself in a good position to possibly score on that that will be the last patter that ryell faces so we're going to go to Hector nerys here second and third two outs in a two- two game got him Hector nerys for the second straight night com in with two outs and picks up the final out of the inning two gone Here Comes Trey Turner line drive down the left field line that is a fair ball and it's going to the corner and Turner flying to second base and that's where he'll stop it's a two out double and it gives Harper a chance to bat with a runner in scoring position here in the bottom of the seventh inning and that's ball four so he'll pass the Baton off to Alec B got him bottom of the Zone strikeout for Brian King a battle one by the Astros Lefty keeps the game tied at two Josh ha a brilliant bottom of the ninth inning strikes out all three getting so a hay and schwarber and takes us to Extra Innings we're going to the 10th inning it's a 2-2 ball game and the Phillies will turn the ball game over to Matt Strom Johan roas inserted into the game in center field after the Phillies lifted Marsh for a pinch hitter Alex bregman will be the batter the zombie Runner is McCormick swing and miss one away big out and yordon Alvarez will come up Lefty on Lefty bouncer toward first that's a fair ball scooped up by Harper he take it to the bag two outs oo baby wow talk about threading a needle that is a heck of a play by Mr harber down to third goes McCormick and there are two away now it's up to Jer Diaz who is one for four with a single in the eighth line drive out to center field roas got a late start makes the diving play he just saved a run wow oh a little stutter step right off the break but he got a beat on it and racing in he lays out to make the catch we're going to the bottom of the 10th it's still 2-2 well what did I say that he was going to win the game yep it's going to be earned against this tough Lefty Josh haer against Bryce Harper here in the bottom of the 10 ground ball right side into right field of base hit Here Comes schwarber for around third heading for home here's the throw to the plate noted time Bryce Harper wins it here in the bottom of the 10th inning 3 to2 it's the seventh walk-off win of the year for the fils