Crawford's Walk-Off Heroics Spark Phillies

0:00It's May 1st. I'm Corey with The Story. This is MLB News Today, driven by AI and Dilt for baseball fans. The Philadelphia Phillies grab the thrilling walkoff win in the first game of their double header, all thanks to their 22-year-old outfielder. Justin Crawford. In the bottom of the ninth, he ripped an infield single to score the winning run, joining Hall of Famer Scott Roland in Elite Company. It's just the second time in the last 50 years a Phillies player that young has notched multiple walkoff RBI's. This spark comes right after the team fire manager Rob Thompson, as they're chasing the Atlanta Braves in the National League East. High hopes kicked off the season with all that veteran talent, but a rough start forced the shake-up. Fans in the clubhouse had to love seeing Crawford step up big amid the offensive struggles. It locked down the series and felt like pure momentum. The young centerfielders been solid in 26 games, slashing 267 over 337 over 349 with

1:00five RBI's and two steals. Phillies brass seized him as a cornerstone and gave him major league reps early to build. Now with this confidence boost, Crawford's primed to climb the lineup and help Phillie flip the script on their season.