{"id":158097,"date":"2025-09-21T04:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T04:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/158097\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T04:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T04:45:07","slug":"gallen-diamondbacks-hold-off-phillies-4-3-move-2-games-back-of-last-nl-wild-card-berth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/158097\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallen, Diamondbacks hold off Phillies 4-3; move 2 games back of last NL wild-card berth"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOENIX — – Zac Gallen<\/a> held the Phillies to four hits over seven innings, James McCann<\/a> scored the go-ahead run in the sixth after a double and the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> defeated Philadelphia 4-3 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Arizona went back over .500 at 78-77 and moved within two games of the final wild-card spot in the National League. Cincinnati, which won Saturday<\/a>, is one game behind the New York Mets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Blaze Alexander<\/a> and McCann hit back-to-back doubles against Phillies starter Aaron Nola<\/a> to tie the game at 3-3 and Ildemaro Vargas<\/a> singled off reliever Tanner Banks<\/a> for the go-ahead run.<\/p>\n

Gallen (13-14) struck out nine – five looking – and walked two. He threw 103 pitches, equaling his season high. John Curtiss<\/a> pitched the ninth for his first save as a Diamondback and third of his career.<\/p>\n

Alec Bohm<\/a> homered for the Phillies, who clinched their second straight NL East title<\/a> last weekend.<\/p>\n

Nola (4-10) went 5 1\/3 innings for Philadelphia, giving up seven hits and four runs. He walked two and struck out four. Nola fell to 0-6 on the road this season.<\/p>\n

It took six pitches for the Phillies to take the lead. Harrison Bader<\/a> had a four-pitch walk and Kyle Schwarber<\/a> lined a double to left, scoring Bader easily. Schwarber later scored on J.T. Realmuto’s deep sacrifice fly to center. Corbin Carroll<\/a> and Ketel Marte<\/a> drove in runs to tie the game.<\/p>\n

Bohm’s homer, his 10th, was his first since Aug. 17. He was sidelined for two weeks with left shoulder inflammation.<\/p>\n

Key moment<\/p>\n

Third baseman Alexander robbed Bryce Harper<\/a> of a single in the eighth, getting a force at second and keeping the Phillies from having two on and none out.<\/p>\n

Key stat<\/p>\n

Gallen has an MLB-leading 27 decisions this season, two more than San Francisco’s Logan Webb<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Philadelphia’s Ranger Su\u00e1rez (12-6, 2.84 ERA) opposes fellow lefty Eduardo Rodriguez<\/a> (8-8, 5.12) for Arizona in Sunday’s series finale.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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