Nick Castellanos hit a two-run homer Of his three hits, Cristopher Sánchez struck out seven in six scoreless innings and the MLB-leading Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Wednesday, snapping a three-game losing streak.
Castellanos added a double and a single as Philadelphia avoided a series sweep and ended a nine-game losing streak at Oracle Park.
“Every time you get results in this game, it reassures you a little bit,” Castellanos said. “But just as a collective group, it feels good to go into the off-day with a W.”
Sánchez (3-3) scattered four hits and a walk, dropping his ERA to 2.83.
“I attacked the hitters early,” he said through an interpreter. “I mixed my pitches well. My sinker was (good), my changeup was (good), everything was great.”
Kyle Schwarber hit his 36th career leadoff home run and his fifth this season, tying Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson for the MLB lead. Schwarber added an RBI single in the eighth.
Cristian Pache had two hits, including an RBI single, as the Phillies finished a six-game trip with a 2-4 record.
“Schwarber starts the game with a home run to get us going and we just kept going, so it was a good day offensively,” Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson said.
Heliot Ramos drove in San Francisco’s run with a bloop RBI single with two outs in the ninth.
Both the dugouts and bullpens were cleared in the fourth inning after Giants starter Kyle Harrison threw two consecutive pitches high and in to Phillies slugger Bryce Harper.
Harper yelled at Harrison after the first pitch, making the score 2-2. Harrison’s next offering was even sharper, hitting the knob of Harper’s bat for a foul ball.
Both dugouts emptied, but no punches were thrown and there were no ejections. The referees issued a warning to both sides.
“Maybe I missed something, but I’m trying to get him out,” Harrison said. “He’s a good player, so you have to put him in places where he might not be happy.”
Harper added, “It wasn’t his intention. … I just don’t want to get punched in the face.”
Harper grounded out to the shortstop to end the inning, leaving runners on second and third base. He later snapped an 0-for-14 skid with an RBI single in the eighth.
Harrison (4-2) allowed four runs and 12 hits in five innings, striking out five and walking one. The Giants had won each of his previous eight starts.
The loss ended San Francisco’s six-game winning streak.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Phillies: SS Trea Turner (strained left hamstring) pitched on the field and hit in the batting cage on Wednesday. According to Thomson, he would also go jogging on a treadmill.
Giants: SS Marco Luciano left the field with tight right hamstring in the third inning. He was replaced by Brett Wisely, who pinch-hit in the bottom of the third. …OF Michael Conforto (right hamstring strain) continued his running progress and is nearing a rehab assignment. “I think we’re pretty close,” manager Bob Melvin said. … SS Nick Ahmed (sprained left wrist) took batting practice for the first time since being on the injured list on Wednesday, May 10.
NEXT ONE
Phillies: RHP Aaron Nola (6-2, 3.04 ERA) opens a three-game home series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night opposite RHP Miles Mikolas (3-5, 5.64).
Giants: RHP Jordan Hicks (4-1, 2.33) will start the first of a three-game series on Friday evening when San Francisco welcomes the New York Yankees to Oracle Park for the first time since 2019. The Yankees have not announced a starter.
