Phillies head coach Thomson opted to walk Shohei Ohtani in the seventh inning, leaving the bases loaded with two outs. However, Duran, the finisher of the game, came back to tie the game with a four-hit shutout against Betts. Thomson said in an interview after the game that he was not worried about the bases-loaded strategy. It was the first time in his career that Duran walked with the bases loaded, which was unexpected given his ability.