The Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with an 8-2 victory on Sunday, with Trea Turner stealing home, Kyle Schwarber hitting a solo home run, and Aaron Nola striking out seven in eight innings.
Bryce Harper contributed with a sacrifice fly and an RBI single on Phillie Phanatic’s birthday, resulting in an 8-2 homestand for the Phillies, who improved their record with series sweeps of Colorado and the White Sox after splitting a four-game series with Pittsburgh.
Phillies manager Rob Thomson commented that the team played well throughout, having great pitching, good at-bats, and exceptional defense. He expressed that he thought the team performed really well.
The outcome of beating the White Sox was expected on a windy, chilly day in Philly.
The main question was how long it would take for the White Sox to get a hit.
Spencer Turnbull and Zack Wheeler had impressive starts for the Phillies, with the team's rotation maintaining a long streak of not allowing an earned run, their longest since 1969.
In this game, there was no real attempt to pitch a no-hitter. Nola allowed a single and a two-run homer early in the game.
The White Sox continued to struggle, extending their franchise-worst start to 3-18 and losing nine of their last 10 games.
White Sox manager Pedro Grifol mentioned the need to play perfect baseball and win with pitching and defense until the hitting improves to avoid further struggles.
Nola only walked one batter and threw 91 pitches.
Schwarber expressed the importance of the team putting up runs to support the starting pitchers and allow them to go deep into games.
The Phillies utilized baserunning tactics to score three times in the first inning off Nick Nastrini.
Harper's single and Turner's baserunning play helped the Phillies advance their lead in the early innings.
Brandon Marsh's RBI single furthered the Phillies' lead to 3-2.
The Phillies added three more runs in the fourth inning and Schwarber hit his sixth home run of the season in the sixth.
Schwarber also contributed with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning.
TRAINER’S ROOM
White Sox SS Paul DeJong sat out a day after getting hit by a pitch on the left elbow.
UP NEXT
The White Sox will have RHP Jonathan Gannon on the mound Monday, starting a four-game series at Minnesota. The Twins will send RHP Chris Paddack.
The Phillies will be in Cincinnati on Monday to start a 10-game road trip, with the first game against the Reds. The Phillies will send LHP Ranger Suárez to the mound against Reds RHP Hunter Greene.