Wednesday, August 25th, 2021 6:05PM CST
On Wednesday night the Tampa Bay Rays, leading the AL East, beat the struggling Philadelphia Phillies 7-4. Francisco Mejia hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning which broke the tie. Brandon Lowe also contributed to the Rays' win by hitting his 30th home run of the season.
Date: Wednesday, August 25th, 2021
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 25,552
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHI |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TB |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |

Home Runs: Harper (24, 5th inning off Armstrong 1 on, 2 Out); Hoskins (27, 8th inning off McHugh 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Harper 2 (54), Hoskins (71)
2-out Runs Batted In: Harper 2, Hoskins
Ground Into Double Play: Harper; Williams
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (Torreyes 1-1, Wheeler 0-1, Williams 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Wheeler 1

Pitcher Notes: Wheeler pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Wheeler 22/35; Brogdon 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Wheeler-14-18-19-24; Brogdon-4-3-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Wheeler 10-5; Brogdon 0-1
Game Scores: Z Wheeler 48

Double Plays: 1 (Realmuto-Galvis)
Errors: McCutchen (4, fielding); Galvis (5, throw)

Doubles: Kiermaier (15, Wheeler); Franco 2 (12, Wheeler, Brogdon)
Home Runs: Mejía (6, 9th inning off Wheeler 2 on, 0 Out); B. Lowe (30, 5th inning off Wheeler 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Mejía 3 (31), Díaz (41), Arozarena (55), B. Lowe (76)
2-out Runs Batted In: Díaz, B. Lowe
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Wendle 0-2, Mejía 1-1, Díaz 1-1, Phillips 0-2, Arozarena 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Wendle 1; Phillips 1

Pitcher Notes: Yarbrough pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: McHugh 6/8; Armstrong 4/7; Yarbrough 11/18; Chargois 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: McHugh-5-4-5-8; Armstrong-5-3-5-4; Yarbrough-5-4-11-16; Chargois-1-3-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: McHugh 2-3; Armstrong 1-3; Yarbrough 6-5; Chargois 1-1
Game Scores: R Yarbrough 42

Double Plays: 2 (Wendle-Lowe-Díaz , Franco-Wendle-Díaz)

Caught Stealing: Arozarena (8, 2nd base by Wheeler/Realmuto)
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