Brandon Marsh and Harrison Bader combine for big day in Phillies’ win over Brewers
As the Phillies continue to deploy an outfield without an everyday guy in any of three positions, it was Brandon Marsh in left field batting fifth, with Harrison Bader manning center field batting sixth on Monday in Milwaukee against the Brewers, who started rookie right-hander Jacob Misiorowski.
Marsh and Bader combined to go 7-for-10 with four RBIs and four runs in the Phillies’ 10-8 win over the Brewers. Marsh went 4-for-5 with four singles. Bader recorded a pair of RBI doubles and an RBI bloop single.
The first double by Bader sparked a three-run top of the sixth inning for the Phillies. It also allowed Marsh to go from first to third. Marsh scored to tie the game one play later on a sacrifice fly by Max Kepler. Bader then scored to give the Phillies a 6-5 lead on a sac fly by Edmundo Sosa.
Marsh’s and Bader’s next at-bats came in the eighth inning with the game tied, 6-6. Marsh led off the frame with a single. Bader whacked his second double of the day that sailed beyond the reach of Jackson Chourio in left field. Marsh hustled around the bases from first to give the Phillies the lead again. Bader later scored on a double by Bryson Stott, giving the road team a two-run lead.
Just like the Phillies, who battled back from an early 4-0 deficit, the Brewers didn’t go away. They tied the game at eight with a two-out rally in the bottom of the eighth inning. But the Marsh-Bader duo came up big again in the top of the ninth, willing the Phillies to victory.
Marsh poked a go-ahead single through the right side of the infield for his fourth hit of the day. Pinch-runner Garrett Stubbs scored from second on Marsh’s single. Stubbs was pinch-running for Kyle Schwarber, who reached second after J.T. Realmuto walked on what was a questionable check-swing call by first-base umpire Jim Wolf.
Bader followed with a single of his own that landed in shallow right field, plating Realmuto for a 10-8 advantage. Jhoan Duran worked a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth to secure the victory.
Marsh is now 11-for-23 over his last seven games as he continues to be perhaps the best bat in the Phillies’ outfield. With his three-hit day, Bader upped his average with the Phillies to .313 and his OPS to .873.
The Phillies (80-58) will be off on Tuesday before resuming their series against the Brewers on Wednesday.