October 7, 2024
Game 2’s wild ride by Nick Castellanos highlights the Philadelphia Phillies’ incredible victory over the New York Mets.

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The roller coaster ride Nick Castellanos experienced Sunday told the story of one of the wildest games in Philadelphia Phillies postseason history. When Castellanos was at his low point, so were the Phillies.

In the fourth inning of the Game 2 comeback win over the Mets, the Philly faithful gave the Bronx cheer to Castellanos when he took a pitch in the dirt. This coming on the heels of swinging a pitch in the dirt earlier.

The Phillies had zero runs and two hits at that point and were trailing 2-0, the same deficit that stared them straight in the face if they would have lost Sunday. Castellanos had enough of the sarcasm and had his Alec Bohm moment in the heat of his at-bat.

The words were said. There was nothing Castellanos could do.

“I was just kind of frustrated,” Castellanos. “I had a lot of thoughts that went into my head.”

Castellanos was right in the middle of the wild ride the Phillies experienced in Game 2, responding from the sarcastic cheers with three hits in the wild 7-6 victory over the Mets — including the walk-off single that tied the series up 1-1. NLDS Mets Phillies Baseball

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The roller coaster ride Nick Castellanos experienced Sunday told the story of one of the wildest games in Philadelphia Phillies postseason history. When Castellanos was at his low point, so were the Phillies.

In the fourth inning of the Game 2 comeback win over the Mets, the Philly faithful gave the Bronx cheer to Castellanos when he took a pitch in the dirt. This coming on the heels of swinging a pitch in the dirt earlier.

The Phillies had zero runs and two hits at that point and were trailing 2-0, the same deficit that stared them straight in the face if they would have lost Sunday. Castellanos had enough of the sarcasm and had his Alec Bohm moment in the heat of his at-bat.

The words were said. There was nothing Castellanos could do.

“I was just kind of frustrated,” Castellanos. “I had a lot of thoughts that went into my head.”

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Philadelphia Phillies celebrate after the Phillies won Game 2 of a baseball NL Division Series against the New York Mets, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Philadelphia.Chris Szagola / AP

Castellanos was right in the middle of the wild ride the Phillies experienced in Game 2, responding from the sarcastic cheers with three hits in the wild 7-6 victory over the Mets — including the walk-off single that tied the s

The Phillies offense was lifeless through the first five innings, needing any sort of spark to get themselves back into the game — and the series. Trailing 3-0, Bryce Harper sent a Luis Severino fastball into the ivy in center field to make it 3-2.

Castellanos — hitless at that stage — was up next. He followed with a home run of his own that turned the crowd back in his favor as the Phillies tied it up. That hit changed the course of the game and was the start of the Castellanos redemption tour.

“I don’t think he’s bothered by a lot of things,” Kyle Schwarber said. “He stays in the game, he stays in the moment, he stays in that at-bat. The result doesn’t really phase him. It doesn’t matter what the at-bat is before, he’s in his next at-bat. NLDS Mets Phillies Baseball

“That’s the quality thing about being in this spot right? You gotta have a short memory.”

The Phillies were far from the roller coaster ride ending. The Mets took a 4-3 lead in the seventh only for the Phillies to rally in the eighth. Castellanos was up after Bryce Harper’s single and hit Harper over to third with a single of his own.

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