J.T. Realmuto doubled in Bryce Harper with the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth inning and Cristopher Sánchez was impressive for 7 1/3 innings as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Sunday to prevent a three-game sweep.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Philadelphia Phillies vs. San Diego Padres MLB game from July 13, 2025 on ESPN.

For the first two games of the series, the Phillies could not figure out the Padres bullpen. The six runs they’d scored across Friday and Saturday’s losses had all come against San Diego’s starters. But after Sunday starter Nick Pivetta walked off the mound with two outs in the seventh,

The Phillies avoided being swept heading into the All-Star break as they defeated the Padres, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon at Petco Park to salvage the final game of the three-game set. Philadelphia, which moved a half-game ahead of the Mets in the NL East race,

The Phillies won Sunday's series finale, but dropped two of three to the Padres in another show of their greatest strength, and long persisting weaknesses.