Pinch-hitter Edmundo Sosa hit his first career grand slam, a two-out drive to left-center in the top of the ninth, erasing a 3-1 deficit and giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 5-3 win over the Anaheim Angels. Two batters earlier, Angels right fielder Wade Meckler robbed Bryson Stott of what would have been a go-ahead, three-run homer. Rookie Andrew Painter threw 28 pitches in a wild first inning, allowing two hits, two walks and a pair of runs on a wild pitch as the Angels took a 3-0 lead, but he settled to allow just a walk over the next five innings. Jose Alvarado and Alex McFarlane followed with scoreless work to keep the game close before Sosa’s pinch-hit slam. Jonathan Bowlan pitched the bottom of the ninth for the save; the team did not immediately explain why closer Jhoan Duran was not used. The article notes Sosa had been hot all week, including a three-run double that helped the Phillies rally to beat the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, a game the piece says was the Phils’ ninth in a row.
