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Sosa's pinch-hit grand slam lifts Phillies over Angels
Edmundo Sosa delivered a pinch-hit go-ahead grand slam in the ninth to lift the Phillies to a 5-3 win over the Angels, in a dramatic rally that followed Meckler's near-homer robbery and capped Philadelphia’s second ninth-inning comeback in a week. The feat made Sosa one of the Phillies’ few players to hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead grand slam in the ninth, as the team narrowed the wild-card race and extended their NL East lead in the standings.
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About Andrew Painter
Andrew Patrick Painter is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2026.
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- baseball player
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- April 10, 2003