This one refused to end quietly. Philadelphia and Toronto traded the lead four times over 11 innings before the Blue Jays finally pulled away, winning 7-5 at Citizens Bank Park. Neither team could hold an advantage for long, and it took an extra-inning homer to finish it.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Vladimir Guerrero drove the Toronto attack all night, going 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs and a walk. He opened the scoring in the first inning with a solo homer to left, then added an RBI single in the third to make it 2-0. Nathan Lukes provided the finishing touch, going 3-for-6 with a home run and two RBIs, capped by his go-ahead two-run shot to right center in the 11th that put Toronto in front for good.
The game swung hardest in the sixth, when Philadelphia erased a 2-0 deficit with four runs. Trea Turner and Bryce Harper each homered back-to-back to tie it at 2-2, and Brandon Marsh's sacrifice fly and Justin Crawford's triple, which brought home Bryson Stott, pushed the Phillies ahead 4-2. Toronto answered in the eighth when Andres Gimenez doubled to center to bring home both George Springer and Guerrero, tying the game at 4-4. The tying and lead-changing swings continued into extras: Gimenez's sacrifice fly scored Brett Bateman in the 10th to put Toronto up 5-4, only for Luis Arraez's sacrifice fly to tie it right back at 5-5 in the bottom half. Lukes' homer in the 11th, driving in Brandon Valenzuela, finally settled matters at 7-5.
Aaron Nola started for Philadelphia and allowed 2 runs on 6 hits over 5.0 innings with 8 strikeouts, while Max Scherzer matched him with 2 runs on 5 hits across 5.1 innings for Toronto. The bullpens carried the rest of the game — Toronto's relievers covered 5.2 innings and allowed 3 runs, while Philadelphia's combined for 6.0 innings and 5 runs. Chase Shugart took the loss after allowing 3 runs (1 earned) in 2.0 innings, while Louie Varland picked up the win with 2.0 scoreless innings, and Lazaro Estrada closed it out with a scoreless inning for his first save of the season.
Toronto improved to 56-62 with the win, extending its winning streak to two games, while Philadelphia fell to 62-56 and dropped its second straight. Arraez, who scored the tying run for the Phillies in the 10th, remains just short of a career milestone: he sits at 491 career runs, nine shy of 500.