Stott's 464-Foot Bomb Powers Phillies Past Diamondbacks, 2-1
Bryson Stott launched a 464-foot home run to right in the second inning, and that shot held up as the decisive blow in Philadelphia's 2-1 win over Arizona on September 1. The Phillies needed every inch of it — Arizona made things genuinely uncomfortable before the final out was recorded.
Philadelphia built its lead quickly and almost entirely in the first three innings. Stott's 464-foot solo shot to right in the second put the Phillies on top 1-0, and the very next inning Bryce Harper doubled to center to score Garrett Stubbs and push it to 2-0, with Schwarber moving to third on the play. Two runs, two innings, and the Phillies looked like they were in full control. Then Arizona answered immediately. Gabriel Moreno doubled to left in the same third inning to score Geraldo Perdomo, cutting the deficit to 2-1 — and that's where the scoreboard stayed for the rest of the night.
That Moreno double was the moment the game genuinely tightened. The home win probability swung from 38% to 50% on that single play, a 13-point shift that tells you everything about how live the Diamondbacks felt in that moment. Arizona had the momentum, the crowd, and a one-run game — and yet Philadelphia's bullpen slammed the door. Jhoan Duran worked a clean inning with 2 strikeouts and 2 hits allowed but no damage, and Alex McFarlane followed with a perfect inning of his own, striking out one. The Phillies' relief corps looks like it was the real story of the night.
On the starting pitching side, Brandon Pfaadt gave Arizona a quality outing — 6.0 innings, 5 hits, 2 earned runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout — but the Phillies' two-run third proved to be one run too many for Arizona to overcome. Aaron Nola went 5.0 innings for Philadelphia, allowing 5 hits and 1 earned run with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks. Neither starter was dominant, but Nola's line was good enough to hand a lead to a bullpen that finished the job cleanly. Moreno went 2-for-5 with the RBI and Ryan Waldschmidt added a 2-for-4 night for Arizona, so the Diamondbacks put the ball in play — they just couldn't push another run across. Philadelphia's 2-1 win was tight, a little uncomfortable, and entirely earned.