Sat May 24 04:40:00 UTC 2025: Here’s a news article summarizing the Phillies’ victory:

**Phillies Win Sacramento Debut, Extend Winning Streak to Eight**

SACRAMENTO, CA – The Philadelphia Phillies made a memorable debut in Sacramento on Friday, defeating the Oakland Athletics 4-3 in a nail-biting contest. The win extends their winning streak to eight games and marks them as one of only three teams in MLB history to boast an undefeated record in Sacramento.

Trea Turner ignited the offense with a leadoff home run in the first inning, his first of the season. Starting pitcher Zack Wheeler delivered a dominant performance, pitching 6.2 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and two walks while striking out eight. His scoreless innings streak now stands at 23.

The Phillies’ offense remained relatively quiet through the middle innings, but exploded in the ninth. After JT Realmuto reached third on an infield single and throwing error, Alec Bohm drove him in with an RBI double. Johan Rojas then made a highlight reel catch in the bottom of the eighth inning to save an extra base hit. Following Bohm, Johan Rojas and Trea Turner added back-to-back singles, seemingly securing the win.

However, the A’s mounted a late-inning rally against Phillies closer Jordan Romano. After Romano conceded a single and a walk, Nick Kurtz blasted a three-run homer to bring the A’s within one run. Romano managed to record two outs, but a single forced Manager Rob Thomson to bring in Tanner Banks, who secured the final out with a strikeout.

Turner led the Phillies offense with three hits, raising his batting average to .310, which leads the team and places him fifth in the National League. Bohm added two hits of his own.

The Phillies and Athletics will face off again Saturday night, with Cristopher Sanchez scheduled to start for Philadelphia against Jeffrey Springs for Oakland.

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