Phillies hang on to knock off White Sox

PHILADELPHIA — Phillies center fielder Odubel Herrera might want to extend the season a little longer.

Herrera has been one of the hottest hitters on the planet for the past week, and his torrid hitting continued in Tuesday night’s 7-6 victory over the White Sox at Citizens Bank Park. He went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBIs, three runs scored and two stolen bases. He is hitting .536 (15-for-28) with four doubles, two home runs, six RBIs and four stolen bases in his last seven games.

White Sox left fielder Melky Cabrera hit a three-run home run to right field in the third inning to give Chicago a 3-2 lead, but the Phillies scored two runs in the bottom of the third against right-hander James Shields to make it 4-3. Herrera knocked in a run in the fifth and Phillies left fielder Roman Quinn hit a one-out single to right-center field in the sixth to score two runs to give the Phillies a four-run cushion.

But the lead nearly didn’t hold up. Phillies closer Jeanmar Gomez allowed three hits and three runs in the ninth inning, getting yanked with two outs and the tying run on second. Michael Mariot entered and got Tim Anderson to ground out to end the game. It was the first save of Mariot’s career.

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