Gallen, Diamondbacks hold off Phillies 4-3; move 2 games back of last NL wild-card berth

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• Gallen, Diamondbacks hold off Phillies 4-3; move 2 games back of last NL wild-card berth</p>

<p>JACK THOMPSONSeptember 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM</p>

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<p>1 / 4Phillies Diamondbacks BaseballArizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen throws against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)</p>

<p>PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen held the Phillies to four hits over seven innings, James McCann scored the go-ahead run in the sixth after a double and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated Philadelphia 4-3 on Saturday night.</p>

<p>Arizona went back over .500 at 78-77 and moved within two games of the final wild-card spot in the National League. Cincinnati, which won Saturday, is one game behind the New York Mets.</p>

<p>Blaze Alexander and McCann hit back-to-back doubles against Phillies starter Aaron Nola to tie the game at 3-3 and Ildemaro Vargas singled off reliever Tanner Banks for the go-ahead run.</p>

<p>Gallen (13-14) struck out nine — five looking — and walked two. He threw 103 pitches, equaling his season high. John Curtiss pitched the ninth for his first save as a Diamondback and third of his career.</p>

<p>Alec Bohm homered for the Phillies, who clinched their second straight NL East title last weekend.</p>

<p>Nola (4-10) went 5 1/3 innings for Philadelphia, giving up seven hits and four runs. He walked two and struck out four. Nola fell to 0-6 on the road this season.</p>

<p>It took six pitches for the Phillies to take the lead. Harrison Bader had a four-pitch walk and Kyle Schwarber lined a double to left, scoring Bader easily. Schwarber later scored on J.T. Realmuto's deep sacrifice fly to center. Corbin Carroll and Ketel Marte drove in runs to tie the game.</p>

<p>Bohm's homer, his 10th, was his first since Aug. 17. He was sidelined for two weeks with left shoulder inflammation.</p>

<p>Key moment</p>

<p>Third baseman Alexander robbed Bryce Harper of a single in the eighth, getting a force at second and keeping the Phillies from having two on and none out.</p>

<p>Key stat</p>

<p>Gallen has an MLB-leading 27 decisions this season, two more than San Francisco's Logan Webb.</p>

<p>Up next</p>

<p>Philadelphia's Ranger Suárez (12-6, 2.84 ERA) opposes fellow lefty Eduardo Rodriguez (8-8, 5.12) for Arizona in Sunday's series finale.</p>

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<p>AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb</p>

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