About Last Night: Phils Crush Yanks

By Paul Semendinger

July 27, 2026

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Last night the Yankees took on the Phillies in Philadelphia. This was the third game in the series. The Yankees having won the first two games: 1-0 and 3-1.

After a leadoff single by Paul Goldschmidt, the Yankees went down in order in the first inning.

The Phillies then got on the board first off starter Will Warren - a Trea Turner triple was followed by a Kyle Schwarber sacrifice fly. It did seem that Trent Grisham took a poor route to the ball allowing it to skip past him for the triple. Phillies 1, Yankees 0

In the bottom of the second inning, Bryson Stott homered. Phillies 2, Yankees 0

Through the first three innings, the Yankees managed but one hit and one walk (Anthony Volpe) against Phillies starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez.

The Phillies blew the game open in the bottom of the third inning - all with two outs. Kyle Schwarber walked. Bryce Harper (I wish he was a Yankee) doubled. Brandon Marsh worked a 2-0 count and was then intentionally walked. Alec Bohm then doubled home all three runners. Phillies 5, Yankees 0. Bryson Stott then singled home Bohm. Phillies 6, Yankees 0.

The Yankees loaded the bases in the top of the fourth inning (Amed Rosario reached on an error, Anthony Volpe doubled, Max Schuemann walked) but they couldn't score.

After an infield single to lead off the bottom of the fourth inning, Will Warren was lifted. Tim Hill was brought into the game.

The Yankees then made it a game in the top of the fifth:

• Sanchez single

• Goldschmidt walk

• Rice fielder's choice (runners on 1st and 3rd)

• A terrible pick-off throw then allowed a run to score and moved Rice to second

• Phillies 6, Yankees 1

• Rosario single

• Dominguez RBI ground out

• Phillies 6, Yankees 2

• Volpe double

• Phillies 6, Yankees 3

The Phillies put two men on to start the bottom of the fifth, but the Yankees went to Camilo Doval and he... struck out the next three batters.

In the sixth, Ryan Yarbrough almost pulled off a similar feat, striking out two in a row with the bases loaded (including Bryce Harper), but then he hit a batter, gave up a double, and the game became a rout. After six innings, it was Phillies 11, Yankees 3.

I then stopped watching to record the Bronx Beat Podcast with EJ Fagan. (That episode will post at 10:00 this morning.)

ben Rice hit a late homer to make it Phillies 11, Yankees 4

Thoughts, Notes, and Etc.:

• The Yankees hats last night had a larger than usual NY logo. I wish teams wouldn't do this. I know, it's probably some special "Hall of Fame Weekend" hat and is designed to get fans to spend far too much money on a hat (which, sadly, many will do), but the constant and continual money grabs are off-putting. It would be nice if they left well enough alone.

• When I write these posts, I often run back-and-forth from the TV to the computer, pausing the game, writing, and heading back to the game. I just noticed the Phillies also have a different hat logo. It must be an MLB thing. It's still a distraction and unnecessary. Again, it would be nice if well enough were left alone.

• Not that the Yankees were scoring lots of runs with him in the lineup, but losing Cody Bellinger weakens a weak Yankees offense even more.

• I enjoyed Bob Costas' plea for Don Mattingly to be in the Hall of Fame. Mattingly will get there eventually.

• There will be a post on this coming soon, but, I collaborated on a book that is very close to publication: My Front Row Seat by Tim Scheld (with Paul Semendinger). Tim Scheld oversaw the Yankees radio broadcasts with John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman for years, but his career was so so so much more than that. This is a fascinating book and it will be a must read.

• The Yankees play tonight in Chicago against the White Sox.