Realmuto's 2-run triple in 10th leads Phillies past O's 3-2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper put his head down and sprinted from first base as soon as J.T. Realmuto lined an opposite-field shot to right.

He waited for his cue from Phillies fans to figure out how far he should take his breathless dash.

“I heard the crowd roar once it landed,” Harper said, “and I kind of kicked it into another gear.”

Realmuto hit a two-run triple with two outs in the 10th inning — scoring Harper with the winning run on a headfirst slide into home — to rally the Philadelphia Phillies past the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Tuesday night for a boost to their longshot playoff odds.

“There's no chance I wasn't going to try and score right there,” Harper said.

Down 2-1 and with an automatic runner on third, Orioles righty Cesar Valdez (2-2) intentionally walked Harper. Realmuto hit a shot to right field past the outstretched glove of Anthony Santander, and Harper's winning run set off a wild celebration on the infield.

Realmuto delivered the clutch hit the Phillies badly needed against the 103-loss Orioles. Valdez was the last of eight Orioles pitchers.

“I didn’t want Harper to beat us there,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “Realmuto’s an All-Star superstar, superstar player. We didn’t want him to beat us there, as well.”

The Phillies earned their 12th walk-off win of the season. They are 77-74 with 11 games left this season as they try and make the playoffs for the first time since 2011.

They entered three games behind Atlanta in the NL East and are chasing three teams for the second NL wild-card spot.

Atlanta's late game at Arizona was on TVs in the Phillies clubhouse.

Austin Hays drove in automatic runner Cedric Mullins with a single off Ian Kennedy (3-1) in the 10th inning. But Realmuto provided...

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