Philadelphia Phillies rally with eight-run ninth to defeat Washington Nationals 14-9

On June 23, 2026 the Philadelphia Phillies mounted an eight‑run rally in the top of the ninth inning to beat the Washington Nationals 14‑9 at Nationals Park. Trailing 8‑6 with two outs, Trea Turner singled, Brandon Marsh hit a two‑run homer, Bryce Harper added a single and Bryson Stott delivered a three‑run homer. Edmundo Sosa followed with a two‑run double and Turner’s RBI single capped the comeback. All eight runs were scored with two outs.

The surge marked the Phillies’ highest‑scoring ninth inning since 2015 and moved them to a 43‑36 record, six games behind the NL East leader. Washington’s lone response was a solo homer by Luis Garcia Jr. in the bottom of the inning. The game featured Jesús Luzardo (6‑4, 4.20 ERA) starting for Philadelphia and Zack Littell (6‑6, 5.45 ERA) for the Nationals.

The series also saw Kyle Schwarber scratched with a back injury before the game, and rookie pitcher Alan Rangel making his rotation debut in the prior meeting, earning praise from interim manager Don Mattingly.