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07/01 21:18 CDT Phillies beat Paul Skenes and the Pirates 10-6 as Turner hits a
3-run homer
Phillies beat Paul Skenes and the Pirates 10-6 as Turner hits a 3-run homer
By ROB PARENT
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Trea Turner hit a three-run home run during a five-run
second inning, Bryce Harper's misjudged double scored two runs in the fourth,
and the Philadelphia Phillies beat struggling Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes and
the Pirates 10-6 on Wednesday night.
Skenes (6-8) lasted four innings, allowing six hits and a season-high seven
earned runs. He has not won in his last nine starts, losing six decisions in
that stretch.
The defending NL Cy Young Award winner's first loss in this slide came at PNC
Park on May 17 at the hands of Wheeler and the Phillies by 6-0. He didn't allow
a run that day until the fifth inning. This time, the Phillies didn't wait that
long.
Pirates third baseman Nick Gonzales fielded a bases-loaded grounder in the
second inning and had a routine force play at the plate, but he fired the ball
off runner Alec Bohm's hand for an error and two runs. Turner hit the next
pitch into the seats for his third homer in as many games and a 5-0 lead.
Henry Davis hit a homer as the Pirates scored twice in the third, but Brandon
Marsh got one of those runs back with a solo shot in the bottom half.
The Phillies made it 8-2 in the fourth on another Pirates mistake, this time
when Bryce Harper's line drive was misjudged by left fielder Tyler Callihan for
a two-run double.
The Pirates cut the lead to five in the fifth on an RBI single by Gonzales.
Kyle Backhus hit two batters consecutively, forcing in a run and making it 8-4.
A two-run double by Pittsburgh's Jared Triolo cut it to 8-6 in the seventh but
Bohm hit a two-run homer in the eighth.
Orion Kerkering (6-0) got five straight outs in the seventh and Jhoan Duran
pitched the ninth for his 22nd save.
Up Next
Despite excessive heat warnings, it's still a 12:30 p.m. start Thursday for the
Pirates and Jared Jones (1-1, 5.76 ERA) against the Phillies and Alan Rangel
(0-1, 4.50).
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