Ice cold most of the day, Phillies lose a wild one to Texas in extra innings

The Phillies could not capitalize on a bizarro ninth-inning rally and ended up with a 5-4 loss to the Texas Rangers in Game 2 of the new season Saturday at chilly Citizens Bank Park.

Held to just one hit and down 3-0 entering the bottom of the ninth, the Phillies rallied for three two-out runs to tie the game.

The Rangers pushed across two runs, one on a wild pitch and one on a base hit, against closer Jhoan Duran in the top of the 10^th.

The Rangers were one out away from shutting out the Phillies, 3-0, when first baseman Jake Burger dropped a pop up by Adolis Garcia with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. With new life, Garcia doubled home a run. Brandon Marsh then tied the game with a two-run single to right-center.

After the Rangers took the lead with two in the top of the 10^th, the Phils made it a one-run game when Bryce Harper stroked his first hit of the new season, an RBI single to right. The next hitter, Alec Bohm, popped out to shortstop to end the game.

The Phils thought they were getting a break when Texas starter Jacob deGrom was scratched with a stiff neck, but his replacement, lefty Jacob Latz, held the Phils hitless for four-plus innings. The Phils had just one hit, a single by J.T. Realmuto in the fifth, until Bohm stroked a table-setting two-out single in the ninth.

Aaron Nola pitched five innings and allowed a solo homer and a two-run homer in his first start of the season.

The Phillies are 1-1. Jesus Luzardo makes his first start of the new season in the series finale Sunday afternoon.

Lefty MacKenzie Gore will pitch for Texas.