Wednesday, September 5th, 2018 11:10AM CST
In a dramatic finish on September fifth, two thousand eighteen, the Boston Red Sox completed their largest comeback of the season against the Atlanta Braves. The game, played in Atlanta, saw Boston secure a 9-8 victory thanks to a pivotal moment in the final inning. With two outs in the ninth, Brandon Phillips, in his long-awaited season debut, delivered a crucial two-run home run, ultimately propelling the Red Sox to the win.
Date: Wednesday, September 5th, 2018
Time: 11:10AM CST
Stadium: Truist Park
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 28,386
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATL |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BOS |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |

Doubles: Flowers (7, Velázquez)
Triples: Inciarte (5, Velázquez); Albies (4, Pomeranz)
Home Runs: Acuña Jr. (24, 1st inning off Velázquez 0 on, 0 Out); F. Freeman (21, 8th inning off Workman 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Acuña Jr. (51), Markakis 2 (85), Suzuki (43), Albies 2 (66), Flowers (23), F. Freeman (83)
2-out Runs Batted In: F. Freeman
Ground Into Double Play: Duda
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (Acuña Jr. 0-1, Foltynewicz 0-2, Albies 1-3, Markakis 2-2, Flowers 1-1, Suzuki 0-1, Camargo 0-1, Duda 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Acuña Jr. 1; Foltynewicz 1; Albies 2; Camargo 1

Pitcher Notes: Winkler pitched to 4 batters in the 8th
Intentional Walks: Vázquez (By Foltynewicz)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Foltynewicz 14/22; Biddle 2/3; Winkler 4/4; Venters 2/3; Brach 1/3; Minter 3/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Foltynewicz 16-8-15-15; Biddle 1-0-2-2; Winkler 2-0-2-4; Venters 2-3-1-3; Brach 0-0-2-3; Minter 9-2-10-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Foltynewicz 8-5; Biddle 3-0; Winkler 0-0; Venters 0-1; Brach 0-1; Minter 0-1
Game Scores: M Foltynewicz 67

Double Plays: 1 (Albies-Culberson-Flaherty)
Errors: Markakis (2, catch); Camargo (11, throw)

Doubles: Swihart (9, Winkler)
Home Runs: Phillips (1, 9th inning off Minter 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Holt (34), Swihart 2 (14), Benintendi (78), Pearce (36), Kinsler 2 (44), Phillips 2 (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: Phillips 2
Sacrifice Flies: Pearce
Ground Into Double Play: Devers
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-8 (Kinsler 1-1, Holt 0-1, Benintendi 1-1, Betts 0-1, Bradley Jr. 1-1, Swihart 1-1, Velázquez 0-1, Moreland 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Betts 2; Velázquez 1; Moreland 1

Intentional Walks: Culberson (By Velázquez)
Hit By Pitch: Camargo (By Cuevas)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Velázquez 15/18; Pomeranz 4/6; Cuevas 4/9; Poyner 3/3; Workman 3/4; Kimbrel 1/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Velázquez 10-5-10-12; Pomeranz 1-0-9-4; Cuevas 8-7-5-3; Poyner 3-2-2-1; Workman 3-2-1-3; Kimbrel 3-5-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Velázquez 6-3; Pomeranz 1-0; Cuevas 0-2; Poyner 0-1; Workman 1-1; Kimbrel 0-1
Game Scores: H Velazquez 43

Double Plays: 1 (Velázquez-Holt-Moreland)
Assists: Benintendi (Duda at Home)
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