In game No. 105 of the season, Rob Thomson threw out a tinkered lineup for the Phillies' series finale against the Yankees.

J.T. Realmuto followed the Yankees' ninth error in four games with a tiebreaking, three-run drive in a four-run seventh inning, lifting the Phillies over New York 12-5 on Friday night.

The Phillies are half a game behind the New York Mets for the top spot in the NL East at 58-44. They blew a chance to finish off a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox their last time out on Wednesday, but allowed 6 runs with two outs in the fifth inning, squandering a 5-0 lead before eventually losing 9-8 in 11 innings.

It hasn’t been easy for the Yankees since the All-Star break. They split the first six games, and they left Toronto on Wednesday with a bad taste in their mouths because they didn’t gain any ground on the first-place Blue Jays in the American League East race.

After the bullpen gave up 10 earned runs in a 12–5 loss, the team optioned right-hander Scott Effross and infielder Jorbit Vivas to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, opening two roster spots ahead of Saturday’s game at Yankee Stadium.

The hard-hitting Philadelphia Phillies delivered one blow that they could have done without Saturday during their 9-4 road win over the New York Yankees.

Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning and newly-acquired third baseman Ryan McMahon made a spectacular diving backhand stop and long throw for an out and got his first hit in pinstripes.

Third baseman Edmundo Sosa was elbowed in the back by Brandon Marsh in a collision while catching Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s seventh-inning popup.