Los Angeles Angels at Philadelphia Phillies: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| PHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 12 | 13 | 3 |
The Story
The Philadelphia Phillies pulled away from the Los Angeles Angels 12-7 at Citizens Bank Park on August 29, 2023, in a game that the DiamondIQ model opened with a 62% pre-game win probability in favor of Philadelphia and closed at 100% after a decisive sixth inning turned a close contest into a comfortable Phillies victory.
The sixth inning was the pivot point of the game. With the score tight heading into the frame, Alec Bohm's home run off Tyler Anderson added 28.3% to Philadelphia's win probability, the single largest swing of the night. Trea Turner followed later in the inning with a triple off José Soriano worth 13.4%, and Nick Castellanos added a single off Anderson for another 8.8% — the Phillies scoring six times in that inning alone to break the game open. The Angels had shown resilience earlier, with Luis Rengifo's fourth-inning home run off Michael Lorenzen adding 11.3% from Los Angeles's perspective, and Kyle Schwarber's third-inning blast off Anderson had given Philadelphia an earlier lift worth 12% on the other side. But the Angels' late push of two runs in the ninth came far too late to threaten.
Bohm was Philadelphia's most valuable performer by the DiamondIQ model's accounting, finishing at plus-30.5% WPA and plus-2.5 RE24 on the night. Randal Grichuk contributed plus-19.0% WPA and plus-2.0 RE24, while Bryce Harper added plus-17.7% WPA and plus-1.4 RE24 to round out Philadelphia's top offensive contributors. The Phillies bullpen, led by Andrew Bellatti and Seranthony Domínguez, each posted neutral WPA figures in holding the Angels in check over the final innings.