Pitcher Ranger Suarez (55) of the Philadelphia Phillies gestures as he walks out to pitch the ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates during a game at Citizens Bank Park on September 25, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Suarez pitched a complete game shut out as the Phillies defeated the Pirates 3-0. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images/TNS)
In the Phillies’ 5-2 victory over the Rangers, Bryce Harper launches a home run, giving Ranger Suárez his fourth victory of the year….
Ranger Suárez struck out 10 batters in seven innings and earned his ninth win without a loss, guiding the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-2 triumph over the Texas Rangers, who are the reigning World Series champions, on Tuesday night.
Suárez’s impressive start to the season puts him in the same league as legendary pitchers Grover Alexander and Juan Marichal in baseball history.
Bryce Harper contributed to the victory with his 11th home run of the season, as the Phillies continued their strong performance, winning for the ninth time in 11 games and achieving one of their best starts in team history.
With 35 wins in their first 49 games, the Phillies have matched a milestone they reached only once before in 1976. Additionally, their record of 27 wins in the last 33 games is a feat never achieved by the team since at least 1901.
This season, Suárez has proven himself to be one of the top pitchers in baseball. “He understands what it takes to win games,” Harper commented on Suárez’s performance.
The 28-year-old left-handed pitcher left the field to applause from the crowd in the seventh inning after striking out Leody Taveras with a 91.6 mph sinker to end the inning. Suárez has been undefeated in his last nine starts after initially recording a no-decision in his first start of the season.
