Phillies 5, Rays 4 (10)
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Phillies finished a successful homestand with a celebration on Wednesday, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in walk-off fashion at Citizens Bank Park.
On the 11th pitch of his at-bat in the 10th inning, pinch hitter Odubel Herrera laced an RBI single.
The Phillies (34-63) have won back-to-back series for the first time this season and are 5-1 to start the second half.
Meanwhile, the Rays (48-49) slipped back under .500 after being at or above the mark for 49 of the last 53 days. Tampa Bay has gone 8-19 since June 20.
Closer Jonathan Papelbon (2-1) tossed two scoreless frames for the win, while Tampa Bay closer Brad Boxberger (4-6) allowed the winning run in his second inning.
Leading the Philadelphia offense, center fielder Ben Revere went 3-for-5 with an RBI to raise his batting average to .300, while right fielder Domonic Brown also collected three hits and scored the winning run after singling in the 10th.
The Rays scored more than three runs for the first time on their six-game road trip. They were spearheaded by second baseman Logan Forsythe, who went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two RBIs and two runs.
After being shut out Tuesday for the 11th time this season, Philadelphia jumped out early Wednesday. It scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning, on a double play with the bases loaded and an infield single by third baseman Andres Blanco.
Revere and shortstop Freddy Galvis led off the frame with hits, and both scored.
Phillies right-hander Adam Morgan played with fire his first four innings before the Rays knocked him out in the fifth. The left-hander escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the second and stranded runners on second and third with no outs in the fourth, but Tampa Bay scored three runs in the fifth.
Morgan hit center fielder Brandon Guyer with a pitch to jump-start the rally, and third baseman Evan Longoria and Forsythe laced consecutive RBI doubles to send Morgan to the exit after just 80 pitches and 4 1/3 innings.
The Rays took the lead off reliever Justin De Fratus, who allowed his inherited runner to score on pinch hitter James Loney's single.
In his third start back from the disabled list, Tampa Bay right-hander Jake Odorizzi kept the game in check. After a two-run first inning, he found a groove and finished five innings without allowing any more runs. He struck out five.
A sixth-inning rally gave the Phillies a 4-3 lead. Left fielder Cody Asche hit a game-tying, RBI double high off the right-field wall and came around to score the go-ahead run on an error by Loney.
However, Tampa Bay got the unearned run back when Forsythe socked an opposite-field home run the following inning to tie the score, which eventually led to extra innings.
NOTES: Phillies 3B Maikel Franco was out of the starting lineup for the second straight game. Franco (sore right elbow) left the game Monday and did not play Tuesday. He didn't require an MRI exam and is considered day-to-day. Before the two games off, Franco had started 59 consecutive games since being called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on May 15. ... Rays 1B Jake Elmore started in place of 1B James Loney, who had gone 3-for-30 (.100) over his last nine games and dropped his batting average from .286 to .252. ... The Phillies next travel to Chicago for a three-game series against the Cubs starting Friday. Philadelphia's probable starting pitchers: RHP Jerome Williams (3-7, 6.43 ERA), LHP Cole Hamels (5-7, 3.91) and RHP Aaron Nola (0-1, 1.50). ... The Rays return home to begin a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles starting Friday. Tampa Bay's probable starting pitchers: RHP Chris Archer (9-7, 2.73), RHP Erasmo Ramirez (8-3, 3.54) and LHP Matt Moore (1-1, 7.23).