Phillies accomplish rare feat in doubleheader sweep of Giants

The second game of the doubleheader brought much of the same heroics after the Phillies gave up the go-ahead RBI single to Giants (13-18) right fielder Jung Hoo Lee in the top of the ninth.

Down to their last strike and facing a full count, Schwarber came through with an RBI double to tie the game back up.

Moments later in the bottom of the 10th, Bohm's sacrifice fly to center field was all the Phillies needed walk the Giants off for the second time on Thursday.

It is the first time since 1998 that the Phillies won both games of a doubleheader via a walk-off. They are the first team to do so since the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2004.

Reliever Chase Shugart was credited with the win in both games, striking out Giants third baseman Matt Chapman in just four pitches in Game 1 before allowing one hit and recording another strikeout of Chapman after coming in for the 10th inning in Game 2.

Prior to winning their last three over the Giants, the Phillies had lost 11 of their last 12 games. They have simply not been good in all phases this season, ranking 27th in batting average (.227) and ERA (4.84). They are tied for the 15th-most home runs (33), but that is still nowhere near what you would expect from a team coming off a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS.

The Phillies still have a lot of work to do to climb out of an early hole and make up a 9.5-game deficit to the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves (22-10). Thursday's doubleheader sweep, though, shows what they are capable of, even if it took some late heroics to even have a chance in both games.