The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, July 25, 2026, handing the Phillies their fourth consecutive loss.
Philadelphia fell to 2-6 since the All-Star break, though they hold a 56-49 record and remain in position for the second National League wild card spot.
The Phillies managed only seven hits, six of them against Yankees left-handed starter Ryan Weathers. Their record from the fifth starter position dropped to 5-21.
Defensive Lapses Prove Costly
Two errors by third baseman Alec Bohm and a pivotal sixth-inning pop fly that fell in shallow left field contributed to the loss.
Shortstop Trea Turner could not complete an over-the-shoulder catch on a bloop hit by Paul Goldschmidt, setting up Cody Bellinger's go-ahead single.
"I tried getting there as best I could," Turner said. "It's just kind of an awkward angle.
You don't want to overrun it or start judging it when it's kind of behind you. But, yeah, I thought I had a shot.
Just couldn't come up with it."
Manager Donnie Mattingly also commented on the play. "When it went up, I thought it was going to be an out.
It was deeper than I thought.
It's a player making an over-the-shoulder catch, so it's not a routine play or anything like that.
I felt like Trea was there. But I think it's a play Trea probably thinks he can make."
Struggles Across the Board
The Phillies used an opener strategy with left-hander Tim Mayza for two scoreless innings, followed by right-hander Brian Keller, who made his major league debut with three innings of one-run ball.
Despite that, the team lost its 11th straight game started by the No. 5 rotation spot.
"Yeah, it hasn't been our best," Turner said. "We know that we want to play better.
I think it's just kind of going back to what Donnie said early on when he got the job: 'It's just three hours of competing, and don't let your foot off the gas.'"
Mattingly reflected on the team's offensive struggles.
"When you hit a stretch where you're not playing good, you're running into some good teams and you're not scoring, it makes it tough.
It doesn't mean we can't beat them, right? It just means we got to get going again."
Keller, who pitched three innings in his MLB debut after seven years in the minors, a stint in Japan, and Tommy John surgery, said, "It was amazing.
Dream come true. You picture it over and over.
You picture it going well; you picture it going poorly, unfortunately. But I'm glad it turned out all right.
I was surprisingly calm out there. Yeah, just really happy."
The Phillies scheduled Cristopher Sánchez to start the series finale on Sunday night in an effort to avoid a sweep.
