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04/17 21:09 CDT Schwarber homers twice and Snchez pitches 6 strong innings as
Phillies finish sweep of Rockies
Schwarber homers twice and Snchez pitches 6 strong innings as Phillies finish
sweep of Rockies
By AARON BRACY
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs, including the 250th of
his career, Cristopher Snchez pitched six strong innings and the Philadelphia
Phillies completed a three-game sweep with a 7-6 victory over the Colorado
Rockies on Wednesday night.
Trea Turner homered, doubled and singled for the Phillies, who moved a
season-best three games over .500. Philadelphia has won 13 of its last 15
against the Rockies.
"There are nights where you have to battle and play small ball, and there are
nights like tonight," Turner said. "Tonight was fun."
Ezequiel Tovar had three hits and drove in two runs for Colorado, which dropped
to 4-15 --- tied with Miami for the worst record in the NL.
Schwarber blasted his milestone shot 432 feet leading off the first inning
against Ryan Feltner (1-2). He went deep again in the sixth, driving a 94 mph
fastball from Peter Lambert off the facing of the second deck in right field,
411 feet from home plate, to make it 7-1.
The Philadelphia slugger is happy to clear the fence, but isn't focused on
milestones.
"I think they mean a little more when it's done and you're on the couch
watching baseball," Schwarber said.
Snchez (1-2) recovered from a shaky first inning to strike out 10 and walk one
while allowing five hits. Colorado's lone run against the lefty was unearned.
Jos Alvarado pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save.
The game was played on a cool, misty night that felt much colder than the
game-time temperature of 60 degrees.
Colorado pulled within one with five runs in the eighth off Gregory Soto and
Jeff Hoffman. All five runs were charged to Soto, who gave up three singles and
two walks to six batters. Tovar's two-run single off Hoffman made it 7-6, but
the right-hander got Brenton Doyle to line out sharply to right to end the
threat.
"That's our group. That doesn't surprise me," Rockies manager Bud Black said of
the near comeback. "This is a great group of competitors. We're falling short
right now. But they won't melt. They'll keep fighting and these things will
turn."
The Rockies scored first for just the second time this season on Elias Daz's
RBI groundout in the first.
But the Phillies answered with four runs in the bottom half. Turner followed
Schwarber's drive to right with a solo shot to left. J.T. Realmuto added an RBI
single and Alec Bohm an RBI double.
"I thought we really swung the bats good tonight," Philadelphia manager Rob
Thomson said. "It was a good night offensively."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Placed OF/INF Kris Bryant on the 10-day injured list with a low back
strain. The 32-year-old Bryant missed the last three games after crashing into
the outfield wall to make a catch in Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue
Jays. The move was retroactive to April 14. The Rockies recalled outfielder
Sean Bouchard from Triple-A Albuquerque to take Bryant's place.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Colorado returns home to play Seattle on Friday, with Rockies RHP
Dakota Hudson (0-3, 4.15) facing Mariners RHP Emerson Hancock (1-2, 7.98).
Phillies: After an off day, the Phillies open a three-game home series against
the White Sox on Friday with Philadelphia RHP Spencer Turnbull (1-0, 1.80)
opposing Chicago LHP Garrett Crochet (1-2, 3.57).
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