The Phillies opened their NL wild-card round matchup against the Cardinals with a bang Friday thanks to a historic showing in the ninth inning.
After going scoreless through eight innings, Philadelphia stunned the NL Central champions with a six-run rally in the final frame to overcome a 2–0 deficit and claim a 6–3 Game 1 victory in St. Louis.
The Phillies joined rare company following their unlikely win as they are now the first MLB team in postseason history to score six-plus runs in the ninth inning or later when entering the inning scoreless, according to MLB.com’s Sarah Langs. Philly is also just the 10th playoff team in history to achieve the feat.
