With Cristian Pache on second base as the automatic runner, rookie Johan Rojas sliced a one-out single up the middle in the 10th inning. Pache slid belly-first across home plate for a 3-2 victory.
Philadelphia Phillies' Johan Rojas celebrates after hitting a game-winning run-scoring single in the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates to clinch a wild-card playoff spot, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA — After everything that occurred last October, this year’s Phillies were always going to be compared to — even measured against — last year’s club.Right down to an Aaron Nola gem in the playoff-clincher.
The echoes to last season were so undeniable as to often border on eerie. From the quicksand starts to the June awakenings, and the free agents who carried the initial burden of a weighty contract , the seasons followed identical trajectories.Nola’s line in the 2022 clincher: 6⅔ innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 9 strikeouts.“I think everybody goes through challenges over the course of the year, and there are multiple challenges,” manager Rob Thomson said before the game.
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola acknowledges the crowd after being pulled during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Philadelphia. APRojas joined a group of young players, including Bryson Stott and Brandon Marsh, who showered him with water during a postgame interview on the field. And Turner, after a painfully slow start, joined a star-studded core that caught fire together in August.
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