A lead-off, walk-off home run in the bottom of tenth leads the Phils to a 4-3 victory over the Pirates, as they even their grapefruit league record to 3-3.
The Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with nobody out, Ty Wigginton hits an RBI double, knocking in Hunter Pence, who had just singled, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils increased their lead in the fourth as, with the bases loaded, via a single by Jim Thome, and walks to Wigginton and John Mayberry, Jr., and with two men out, Laynce Nix received an RBI walk, forcing in Thome, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead, while moving both Wigginton and Mayberry up a base. The Phils then took a 4-0 lead in the fifth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Shane Victorino hits a two-run home run, his first home run of the spring, knocking in Placido Polanco, who had just singled. The Pirates started to chip away at the Phils’ lead in the sixth as, with a runner on second, and with nobody out, Casey McGehee hits an R...
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PLAYERS:
Ty Wigginton,
Hunter Pence,
Jim Thome,
Laynce Nix,
Shane Victorino,
Placido Polanco,
Casey McGehee,
Josh Harrison,
Matt Hague,
Rod Barajas,
Nate McLouth,
Brock Holt,
Gorkys Hernandez,
Starling Marte,
Lou Montanez,
Cole Hamels,
Dave Bush,
Antonio Bastardo,
David Purcey,
Phillippe Aumont,
Michael Schwimer,
James McDonald,
Justin Wilson,
Brian Tallet,
Jared Hughes,
Daniel Moskos,
Bryan Morris,
Michael Dubee,
Freddy Galvis
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers
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