video: Benintendi Hits Walk-Off Single to Lift Red Sox Over Phillies 4-3 in 12 Innings
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Benintendi walking the Phillies off after gunning a runner at the plate have a night pic.twitter.com/myHvKEjXaA
— Ozzie (@OldComiskey) June 14, 2017
The walk-off hit was the first of Benintendi’s career. It was also the second straight walk-off for the Red Sox.
The Red Sox have won 7 of their last 10 games and improve to 36-28 on the season.
Red Sox Walk-Off
With the game tied at three in the bottom of the 12th, Benintendi hit a line drive single down the first base line to score Xander Bogaerts from third base to give the Red Sox the 4-3 win.
Prior to that, the Red Sox jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning when catcher Christian Vazquez hit a double to right, scoring Jackie Bradley Jr.
The Phillies tied the game at 2 in the top of the third when Altherr hit a two-run home run off Red Sox pitcher David Price.
Price went six innings, gave up three runs on four hits while walking four and striking out six.
The Red Sox would retake the lead in the bottom of the third on a home run by Mitch Moreland, before the Phillies would tie the game at three in the sixth.
Before Benintendi’s 12th inning heroics, the Red Sox struggled to score runs throughout the night. They left 12 runners on base and were only 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position.
Series Shifts to Philadelphia
The Red Sox and Phillies will continue their series on Wednesday, June 14 in Philadelphia. First pitch is set for 7 p.m.
The pitching matchup is Boston’s Brian Johnson against Philadelphia’s Jeremy Hellickson.
Related Slideshow: The History of Baseball in Central Massachusetts
Baseball and Central Mass. go way back - to the 1860s. The local historical landmarks range from Mudville to Hotel Vernon to Fitton Field. A version of these highlights is posted on the site of the new, yet-to-be-formally-named Worcester Baseballteam of the three-year-old Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
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