Phillies drop Game 1 against Padres
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The Padres then third baseman sent a sacrifice fly to deep center field in the seventh inning, allowing Fernando Tatís Jr. to score easily for the go-ahead run off Jordan Romano.
Jackson Merrill broke out of a slump with two home runs off All-Star Zack Wheeler, and Manny Machado hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh inning for the San Diego Padres, who won their second straight game against the Philadelphia Phillies,
Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm was replaced in Saturday's game against the Padres after getting hit by a pitch in the second inning.
Tait entered the game, which was played in Atlanta, in the fourth inning of the National League’s 4-2 win. Aldan native and Detroit Tigers prospect Kevin McGonigle also competed in the game.
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Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm left Saturday's game at San Diego with a bruise on his left rib cage two innings after he was hit by a pitch from Padres starter Yu Darvish.
Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm left a game at San Diego with a bruise on his left rib cage two innings after he as hit by a pitch from Yu Darvish.
Phillies players rip MLB for pitchers’ All-Star snubs after Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski makes team: ‘What a joke’
Philadelphia Phillies starter Cristopher Sánchez is 7-2 with a 2.59 ERA and 116 strikeouts over 18 starts, but that wasn't good enough to make the National League All-Star team.
The Phillies criticized MLB after two of their pitchers weren't named replacements but Jacob Misiorowski, after five starts, made the team.
New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge was second with 34 and phenom Shohei Ohtani had 31 before Schwarber joined them. 1998 was led by Mark McGwire, who hit 37 home runs. He finished that year with 70 and an insane slugging percentage over .
Manny Machado's sacrifice fly snapped a tie in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday as the San Diego Padres clinched a series win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies with a 5-4 decision.