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05/02 20:24 CDT Schwarber, Kepler go deep late to vault Phillies past
Diamondbacks 3-2
Schwarber, Kepler go deep late to vault Phillies past Diamondbacks 3-2
By ANTHONY SANFILIPPO
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Kyle Schwarber and Max Kepler hit solo homers in the
seventh inning to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the
Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Friday night.
Schwarber moved into a tie for the major league home run lead when he hit his
10th of the season off Arizona reliever Jose Castillo (0-1) to tie the game 2-2.
One out later, Kepler hit a home run into the right-field seats to put the
Phillies ahead. It was his fourth homer this season and his first off a
left-handed pitcher this year.
Schwarber also had an RBI double in the first inning to give Philadelphia an
early lead.
Tanner Banks (1-0) earned the win in relief by pitching a 1-2-3 seventh. Jose
Alvarado pitched the ninth for his sixth save for Philadelphia.
Jess Luzardo pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on nine hits for the
Phillies, who have won five of their last six.
Arizona starter Merrill Kelly was having an efficient and effective start,
throwing just 60 pitches through five innings and allowing one run on four
hits, but he appeared to injure himself while warming up in the sixth inning
and had to be removed from the game.
The Diamondbacks did not announce the nature of the injury before the
conclusion of the game.
Luis Perdomo and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had RBI singles for Arizona, which has
lost six of its last nine.
Key moment Johan Rojas, who came into the game as a defensive replacement, made a lunging catch in center field and crashed hard into the fence, but hung on to help preserve the one-run lead in the ninth inning.
Key stat Schwarber extended his major league leading on-base streak to 38 games with his first inning double.
Up Next Arizona sends RHP Brandon Pfaadt (5-1, 2.78 ERA) to the mound to face Phillies RHP Aaron Nola (0-5, 5.40) on Saturday night. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Key moment Johan Rojas, who came into the game as a defensive replacement, made a lunging catch in center field and crashed hard into the fence, but hung on to help preserve the one-run lead in the ninth inning.
Key stat Schwarber extended his major league leading on-base streak to 38 games with his first inning double.
Up Next Arizona sends RHP Brandon Pfaadt (5-1, 2.78 ERA) to the mound to face Phillies RHP Aaron Nola (0-5, 5.40) on Saturday night. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
