Sánchez's relievers weren't much better as Arizona racked up 18 hits. The Phillies head home after a 4-6 trip.
Sánchez's relievers weren't much better as Arizona racked up 18 hits. The Phillies head home after a 4-6 trip.
Arizona’s Eugenio Suárez looks skyward after hitting an RBI double in the third inning as Phillies second baseman Bryson Stott looks on.PHOENIX — The Phillies had an opportunity to wrap up their 10-game West coast road swing on a positive note and secure a season series win against their rival Diamondbacks on Sunday.and a lack of consistent offensive production resulted in the Phillies’ third straight loss to Arizona, 12-5.
Things fell apart in the third inning. Sánchez left too many pitches down the middle and the Diamondbacks capitalized with three singles and two doubles. A wild pitch scored another and made it a four-run inning for Arizona, which took a 5-2 lead. The Phillies’ bullpen didn’t fare any better. Tanner Banks entered the game with two outs and two on in the fifth, and gave up a walk and a bases-clearing triple. The Diamondbacks tacked on an unearned run offAlvarado allowed just his second home run of the year to a left-handed hitter when Corbin Carroll crushed his sinker to the opposite field.
Merrill Kelly returned from a right shoulder strain to make his first start for Arizona since April 15. After Bohm’s two-run double in the first, Kelly kept the Phillies off the board until he was relieved in the sixth.
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