PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Edmundo Sosa hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning, Adolis García homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Athletics 6-3 on Wednesday night.
Brandon Marsh had a triple among his three hits for Philadelphia, which improved to 8-1 under interim manager Don Mattingly.
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Philadelphia Phillies' Zack Wheeler pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia Phillies' Felix Reyes hits a one-run single off of Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Athletics' Zack Gelof scores past Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia Phillies' Edmundo Sosa is out at second as Athletics second baseman Jeff McNeil attempts a double play during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia Phillies' Adolis García celebrates his home run off of Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Brad Keller pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save after Orion Kerkering (1-0) got the final out of the eighth.
Tyler Soderstrom homered and Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 30 consecutive games with a fifth-inning RBI single for the Athletics. The AL West-leading A’s have lost four of five.
Trailing 3-2, the Phillies scored four runs in the eighth off Jack Perkins (2-1). Perkins walked Kyle Schwarber to open the frame before second baseman Jeff McNeil’s throwing error on Bryce Harper’s grounder and a single by García loaded the bases. Sosa’s two-run single put Philadelphia in front 4-3. Marsh added an RBI single and Justin Crawford added an RBI groundout.
Kurtz, who grew up a Phillies from nearby Lancaster, Pennsylvania, gave the Athletics a 2-0 lead with a two-out RBI single in the fifth off Phillies starter Zack Wheeler.
Wheeler, making his third start of the season and first in Philadelphia since last August following thoracic outlet decompression surgery, allowed three runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked one.
Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs gave up two runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked none. The 75-pitch outing was a good sign for Springs, who left his last start after just 67 pitches due to right hip soreness.
Athletics RHP J.T. Ginn (0-1, 4.30 ERA) opposes Philadelphia RHP Andrew Painter (1-3, 5.28) in the finale of the three-game series on Thursday night.
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Philadelphia Phillies' Zack Wheeler pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia Phillies' Felix Reyes hits a one-run single off of Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Athletics' Zack Gelof scores past Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia Phillies' Edmundo Sosa is out at second as Athletics second baseman Jeff McNeil attempts a double play during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia Phillies' Adolis García celebrates his home run off of Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities said they arrested 18 people Wednesday on charges related to selling illicit drugs including fentanyl and methamphetamine around a Los Angeles park.
The area, called MacArthur Park, is a densely populated immigrant neighborhood west of downtown LA where federal immigration authorities and the National Guard made a brief but mighty show of force last summer.
In this week's raids, authorities seized 40 pounds (18 kilograms) of fentanyl from a single home, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Two of the people arrested, a couple from South Los Angeles, are believed to be the main sources of those drugs sold in the park, which were stashed in a storefront and distributed to street-level dealers, authorities said.
“We're here today because California policy has failed,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said during a news conference announcing the arrests. “MacArthur Park should be for families, should be for residents of Los Angeles, not for drug dealers and gangsters.”
Essayli announced the arrests alongside officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Los Angeles Police Department in the park. It has drawn numerous homeless encampments and has been the site of open-air drug use in recent years.
While one portion of MacArthur Park is often busy with families picnicking, kids playing soccer and vendors hawking food and toys, another side regularly features people lighting up pipes and outreach teams treating people with drug addiction. The park and its surrounding areas are part of heavily contested gang territory, federal officials say.
According to a criminal complaint, South LA couple Mallaly Moreno-Lopez and Jackson Tarfur serve as one of the main sources of drugs distributed in the area, generally on behalf of the 18th Street Gang. The two allegedly hand-delivered narcotics to a storefront on the Alvarado corridor, a street that serves as the eastern border of the park where many drug transactions would take place.
The other defendants in the complaint were surveilled and caught selling drugs to undercover federal agents.
Moreno-Lopez and Tarfur have not been assigned attorneys in court yet and could not be reached for comment.
Aerial TV news footage showed agents gathered outside a strip of businesses across from the park, with one appearing to use a chain saw to cut through a business’s wall. Essayli posted video on the social platform X of LAPD officers assisting with the effort and a home in a residential neighborhood being raided.
Essayli, an appointee of President Donald Trump, said the area's struggles are a result of failed California policies including lax consequences for drug users and programs that involve handing out clean needles and Narcan, a life-saving emergency medication for fentanyl overdose.
Wednesday’s operation involved more than 200 personnel from the DEA, said Anthony Chrysanthis, special agent in charge of the department in Los Angeles.
Essayli said the operation began Tuesday night, with three warrants executed in the morning at residences in other locations in Southern California. Six warrants were served at businesses found to be selling narcotics in MacArthur Park.
Investigators have targeted the Sinaloa Cartel as the suppliers for fentanyl and methamphetamine in the area, Chrysanthis said.
The defendants are set to appear in court Thursday. Seven others remain fugitives, Essayli's office said.
The city of LA recently announced a project to capture rainstorm runoff into the lake, as well as put in new landscaping, walking paths and other features to improve the park.
A man holding a pipe stands hunched over at MacArthur Park after federal authorities made arrests on charges related to selling illicit drugs on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Law enforcement officers stand on a street near MacArthur Park after federal authorities made arrests on charges related to selling illicit drugs on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Law enforcement vehicles are seen near MacArthur Park after federal authorities made arrests on charges related to selling illicit drugs on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A law enforcement officer stands on a street near MacArthur Park after federal authorities made arrests on charges related to selling illicit drugs on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents alongside other law enforcement officers work the scene near MacArthur Park after federal authorities made arrests on charges related to selling illicit drugs on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
