PHILADELPHIA -- A big reason — perhaps the biggest reason — why the Phillies are within reach of meaningful baseball in October is because of their depth. Unsung heroes have stepped up in the unlikeliest of moments, and it’s happened all season long. Rookie shortstop Bryson Stott, five-foot-ten backup catcher Garrett Stubbs, and 25-year-old bench player Nick Maton have all recorded game-winning hits. The list goes on.
So, it was fitting that on Wednesday night, when the Phillies desperately needed to snap a five-game losing streak, it was the unsung heroes who helped them win a must-win game, 4-3. The Phillies’ bats were largely quiet until the bottom of the eighth inning, when J.T. Realmuto got them on the board with a solo home run, a half inning after Seranthony Dominguez allowed a three-run home run to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The Phillies day care took it from there.
With two outs and Jean Segura waiting on first base, Dalton Guthrie, who was playing in just the seventh big league game of his career, scorched a line drive single to right field to score Segura, and cut the Phillies’ deficit from 3-1 to 3-2.
