PHILADELPHIA — A long drive and a little popup went a long way to changing the Red Sox’s fortunes.
Narváez hit a two-run home run in the 11th inning to help the Red Sox complete the rally in a 9-8 victory over the Phillies on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park, avoiding a three-game sweep.
After Thursday’s off-day, Boston returns home to Fenway Park to host the Dodgers in a three-game weekend series after winning two of six on the road from the Phillies and Cubs.
Both Narváez and the Red Sox likely will be feeling much better, too. Boston’s catcher was called for rare catcher’s interference calls in both Monday and Tuesday’s losses to Philadelphia before turning fortune his way with a one-out go-ahead homer off Phillies reliever Seth Johnson in extras.
Jorge Alcala got the first two outs in the bottom of the frame, giving up a run on Johan Rojas’ RBI single, before Brennan Bernardino shut the door.
The Red Sox trailed 5-0 at one point before Romy Gonzalez capped a six-run fifth inning with his first career grand slam — a Statcast-projected 415-foot blast to left-center field.
