Heartbreaking Loss in San Francisco
Last night, our Philadelphia Phillies battled hard against the San Francisco Giants, but in a gut-wrenching finish, we came up short with a final score of 4-3. Despite showing resilience and taking the lead, a dramatic walk-off in the bottom of the ninth crushed our hopes of victory.
A Tight, Back-and-Forth Affair
The scoreboard fell silent initially, with both teams struggling to make an impact through five innings. The Giants struck first with a run in the 2nd inning, thanks to a single by Dominic Smith that drove in Mike Yastrzemski. However, the Phillies would not stay silent for long. In the 6th inning, Otto Kemp doubled to drive in Alec Bohm, tying the game. Then, Kyle Schwarber unleashed a powerful two-run homer in the 7th inning to put us ahead 3-1.
Ninth-Inning Drama
Everything seemed to be in the Phillies' favor until the bottom of the 9th. After Casey Schmitt doubled to lead off the inning and Wilmer Flores singled to advance Schmitt, the real devastation hit. Patrick Bailey stepped up and delivered a crushing three-run homer that sailed past the fence, turning our lead into a walk-off defeat. That hit sealed the game at 4-3 in favor of the Giants, leaving Phillies fans in disbelief. It was a reminder of how unpredictable and emotional baseball can be.
While it wasn’t the outcome we hoped for, let's regroup and look forward to getting back on track in the next game. Always behind our team, win or lose. Go Phillies!
Scoreboard for Phillies @ Giants (July 9th, 2025)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |