While Shane Victorino's Phillies are in the midst of knocked down, drag out battle in the National League East, Kurt Suzuki A's have been steadily sinking in the American League West.
Victorino was one of five Philies to go deep and he was involved in a ball-jarring collision home plate with Atlanta catcher Brian McCann as Philadelphia rallied from a 5-0 deficit to a 12-10 victory. On Saturday, the Phils came back from a 9-3 deficit to defeat the Braves 10-9.
With Philly trailing 5-2 in the bottom of the fourth on Sunday, Victorino slugged a game-tying three-run homer – his seventh of the year. In the sixth, Victorino triggered a five-run rally with an RBI single and eventually scored by barreling over McCann, who left the game with what appeared to be a mild concussion.
The win enabled Philly to remain a game behind the Mets in the NL East. New York beat St. Louis 9-1 while third-place Florida, which trails by a pair, suffered a 9-6 loss to the Central-leading Cubs.
Suzuki hit a three-homer in the second – his fifth of the season – and finished with three hits to lift his season average to .294 while helping Oakland to a 6-5 win over Texas.
The A's, however, have fallen to 10.5 behind the Angels in the division after losing eght of their previous nine games.
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