PHILADELPHIA — The high-powered Phillies’ offense overpowered White Sox pitchers Sunday afternoon to take the back-and-forth rubber match of their three-game set at Citizens Bank Park 9-5.
The Phillies pounced for a first-inning lead against Sox opener Tyler Gilbert with back-to-back doubles from Trea Turner and Bryce Harper.
The Sox responded the next inning with a sacrifice fly from catcher Drew Romo and an RBI single from Sam Antonacci to take the lead, but Phillies catcher Rafael Marchán snagged it right back with a two-run homer off Sox bulk thrower David Sandlin.
The teams swapped leads over the next few innings with an RBI double from Tristan Peters, a homer in a third straight game from Phillies left fielder Brandon Marsh, and a pinch-hit, two-run single from the Sox’ Randal Grichuk.
The rookie Sandlin gave up three runs on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts over 3 ⅓ innings, but the Phillies took control with three runs in the fifth inning off Sox reliever Tyler Davis and another pair off Bryan Hudson in the bottom of the sixth.
In the top half of the inning, pinch-hitting catcher Edgar Quero fell a few feet short of a go-ahead, three-run homer, but Marsh leapt at the wall to haul it in.
Antonacci stayed in the game after getting hit on the arm by a 99.6-mph sinker from Jose Alvarado, his MLB-leading 15th plunking.
High-flying outfielders
Sox outfielders Sam Antonacci and Tristan Peters put on a defensive clinic over the weekend in Philadelphia.
Antonacci, a natural infielder who has looked increasingly comfortable since getting shifted to left field this year, made an impressive leaping catch at the wall Friday night on a deep drive from Bryson Stott, a few innings after Peters made a diving catch on a sprint to steal a tailing liner off the bat of Turner.
The former Savannah Banana Peters robbed Harper and Marsh extra bases with running catches near the wall late in Sunday’s game, too.
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“It’s been impressive, and we’ve seen it in a bunch of different ways,” manager Wil Venable said of Antonacci. “Cutting balls off, a lot of the dives in front… He’s just continuing to have plays in which he’s learning from, growing from and continuing to getting better.”
The same goes for Peters, whose glove earned him a roster spot out of spring training, but whose surprising bat (.300/.356/.431) has locked down his everyday role in center.
“He just continues to make plays for us,” Venable said. “It’s really as simple as that.”
Injury updates
Catcher Kyle Teel has ramped up his baseball activities while traveling with the team as he recovers from the knee injury delaying his 2026 debut. The prized backstop is sprinting and hitting off a tee, but he’s not up to full speed on catching drills and still doesn’t have a timeline for getting back on the field.
“I want to be out there with the team,” Teel said. “The success the team’s having is great, and I’m just grinding every day with the idea in my head that I’m gonna contribute when I’m back back. That’s what really motivates me every single day.”
Rookie starter Noah Schultz (right knee patellar tendinitis) is “making good progress” on his way back from the right knee patellar tendinitis that sidelined him after Memorial Day and is scheduled to throw another bullpen session this week, Venable said.
And outfielder Everson Pereira (pectoral strain) looks like could be back with the Sox soon. He slugged a two-run homer in his second game of a Charlotte rehab assignment Saturday.