Kyle Schwarber doubled, homered and had five RBIs, giving him an MLB-leading 109 this season, as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 11-2 on Wednesday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep.
Phillies starter Jesus Luzardo (12-6) allowed one run on three hits over six innings. The left-hander didn’t walk a batter and struck out 12.
The National League East-leading Phillies, who won for the fifth time in their past six games, got big contributions from the top and bottom of their batting order.
Leadoff hitter Trea Turner went 5-for-6 with a triple, three runs scored and two RBIs to spark a 20-hit attack. Schwarber, who bats second, and No. 8 and 9 hitters Max Kepler and Bryson Stott each went 3-for-5, with Kepler hitting a home run and Stott adding a double and two RBIs.
Julio Rodriguez and Eugenio Suarez hit solo shots for the Mariners, who went 2-7 on their nine-game trip.
Suarez’s leadoff homer to left field off reliever David Robertson in the top of the seventh pulled Seattle within 3-2.
The Phillies pulled away with five runs in the bottom of the frame, then added three more in the eighth.
Mariners reliever Tayler Saucedo walked Brandon Marsh and hit Harrison Bader with a pitch in the seventh. With one out, Stott grounded a run-scoring single to left, sending Bader to third. Stott stole second and Turner drove in a run with an infield single. After Turner stole second, Schwarber grounded a two-run single to right and took second on a throwing error by outfielder Luke Raley. Bryce Harper grounded an RBI single to left to make it 8-2.
Turner drove in a run in the eighth with an infield single and Schwarber followed with a two-run shot to right. It was Schwarber’s 45th homer of the season, two behind Seattle’s Cal Raleigh for the MLB lead.
Mariners starter Luis Castillo (8-7) gave up three runs on 10 hits over four innings. The right-hander walked two and fanned two.
After Rodriguez went deep in the top of the first, the Phillies tied the score at 1-all in the bottom of the inning as Turner tripled and Schwarber hit a sacrifice fly.
Philadelphia took the lead in the second as Bader led off with an infield single and reached second on third baseman Suarez’s throwing error. With one out, Stott hit an RBI double.
Kepler led off the fourth with a homer to right to make it 3-1.
–Field Level Media
