PHILADELPHIA (94WIP SportsRadio) — Nick Castellanos came through with a ninth inning walk off to give the Phillies a 7-6 win in one of the wildest baseball games you'll ever see.
The Phillies trailed 3-0 in the sixth, then 4-3 in the seventh, and gave up a two-run lead in the ninth — but still found a way to win.
Bryson Stott came through with a massive two-run, two-strike go-ahead eighth inning triple to give the Phillies a 5-4 lead.
Matt Strahm couldn't close out the game for the Phils in the ninth, as Mark Vientos hit a game-tying two-run ninth-inning home run, his second of the game.
It was a nerve-wrecking roller coaster of a game as the Mets took a 3-0 lead in the top of the sixth after a Pete Alonso solo homer and the crowd at Citizens Bank Park began to moan, groan, and boo. It was ugly, as the Phils had just three hits and six strikeouts at the time.
Bryce Harper got the party started with a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth and Castellanos went back-to-back to tie the game at 3. Castellanos finished the game 3-5 with the home run and walk off. Harper's home run tied Kyle Schwarber for the franchise lead in postseason home runs with 12.
Brandon Nimmo hit a solo homer off of Orion Kerkering in the seventh, giving the Mets a 4-3 lead, which remained until Stott's aforementioned triple.
Philadelphia will head to Citi Field for Games Three and Four on Tuesday and Wednesday (both at 5:08 p.m.) with the series tied 1-1.