The final salvo belongs to the team that bats last, and Nick Castellanos provided the winning hit in the Phillies’ 7-6 victory at Citizens Bank Park.

An October classic was unfolding around them. And they knew it when they saw it. They felt it as they lived it.

Continuing to swing the bats emphatically and in a timely manner – Turner had been 0-for-16 in the previous four postseason games before getting two hits Sunday – will be imperative, though the Phillies will need their bullpen to also rediscover its knack.