PHILADELPHIA (AP) Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmuto homered and Bryson Stott and Max Kepler added two hits apiece as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 Tuesday night.
Realmuto had two hits and two RBIs to snap out of a funk in which his batting average dipped to .222. Alec Bohm added a key RBI single in the sixth that scored the go-ahead run to help Philadelphia rally.
Orion Kerkering (2-1) earned the victory in relief of starter Jesus Luzardo, who worked 5 1/3 innings and allowed five hits and three runs while striking out four. Matt Strahm earned his first save of the season.
Jung Hoo Lee and Matt Chapman each had two hits for the Giants, who are 3-2 midway through a 10-game trip. Justin Verlander (0-1) took the loss, working 5 2/3 innings and allowing eight hits and four earned runs. Casey Schmitt added a two-run single for the Giants.
Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth, Realmuto’s hit to shallow left got caught up in swirling wind and Giants left fielder Heliot Ramos couldn’t make the catch, allowing Kyle Schwarber to score the tying run. Two hitters later, Bohm hit a first pitch fastball into left center to score Nick Castellanos and knocking Verlander out of the game after 104 pitches.
Harper added insurance in the seventh with a wind-aided two-run homer.
The Giants appeared to have Jose Alvarado in trouble in the eighth, starting the inning with three hits and cutting their deficit to 6-4. But Alvarado forced Matt Chapman to pop to second, struck out Wilmer Flores and coaxed a flyout to the track by Casey Schmitt to limit the damage.
Philadelphia centerfield Brandon Marsh went 0-for-3 on Tuesday night, extending his hitting drought to 0-for-29. Marsh did have a sacrifice fly in the second that scored Philadelphia’s second run.
Up next
Giants LHP Robbie Ray (3-0, 2.93 ERA) and Phillies RHP Aaron Nola (0-3, 5.51 ERA) meet up in the third game of a four-game set on Wednesday.
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| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Ramos LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| W. Adames SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .206 |
| J. Lee CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .333 |
| M. Chapman 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .203 |
| W. Flores DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| C. Schmitt 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .211 |
| L. Matos RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| a- M. Yastrzemski PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| P. Bailey C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .178 |
| T. Fitzgerald 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .283 |
- a-flied out for Matos in the 7th
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Stott 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .268 |
| T. Turner SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| B. Harper 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| K. Schwarber DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| N. Castellanos RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .306 |
| J. Realmuto C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .245 |
| M. Kepler LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .245 |
| A. Bohm 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .162 |
| B. Marsh CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 |
- 2B – J. Lee (9), M. Chapman (3)
- RBI – J. Lee (12), W. Flores (21), C. Schmitt 2 (2)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – C. Schmitt 2 (2)
- 2B – M. Kepler (4)
- 3B – B. Stott
- HR – B. Harper (3), J. Realmuto
- SF – B. Marsh
- RBI – B. Harper 2 (7), J. Realmuto 2 (5), A. Bohm (4), B. Marsh (5)
- 2-Out RBI – A. Bohm
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – N. Castellanos, B. Marsh 2 (2)
- SB – M. Chapman (2), W. Flores
- SB – B. Stott (2), A. Bohm
- CS – T. Turner
- Outfield Assist – J. Lee
- DP – 2 (Fitzgerald-Adames-Schmitt; Lee-Fitzgerald)
- E – W. Adames (2)
- DP – (Stott-Harper)
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Verlander(L, 0-1) | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6.75 |
| R. Rodriguez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| H. Birdsong | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 |
| S. Bivens | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.76 |
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Luzardo | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.31 |
| O. Kerkering(W, 2-1) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.50 |
| J. Romano(H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| J. Alvarado(H, 2) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.16 |
| M. Strahm(S, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.08 |
- Pitches-Strikes – J. Verlander 104-61, R. Rodriguez 6-4, H. Birdsong 24-12, S. Bivens 14-10
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – J. Verlander 6-8, H. Birdsong 1-3, S. Bivens 1-0
- Batters Faced – J. Verlander 26, R. Rodriguez, H. Birdsong 6, S. Bivens 3
- Pitches-Strikes – J. Luzardo 90-55, O. Kerkering 11-7, J. Romano 10-9, J. Alvarado 30-22, M. Strahm 7-6
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – J. Luzardo 3-3, O. Kerkering 1-0, J. Romano 1-1, J. Alvarado 2-1, M. Strahm 0-1
- Batters Faced – J. Luzardo 22, O. Kerkering 2, J. Romano 3, J. Alvarado 6, M. Strahm 3