PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies had their chances in their 6-4 loss to the Texas Rangers, who had arrived at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday with an 8-14 record for the first of a two-game series.
The Phillies’ moment to strike came in the seventh inning. The Rangers had scored three unearned runs in the sixth to take a 6-3 lead. But in the bottom of the seventh, the Phillies had runners on second and third with nobody out, following Roman Quinn’s infield single and Matt Vierling’s double, and had the top of the order coming up.
The opportunity went to waste. Kyle Schwarber popped out, then Alec Bohm and Bryce Harper struck out to end the threat.
