The Philadelphia Phillies won their second straight game on Tuesday night, taking down the Dodgers 6-2. Their record improves to 60-91.
On The Mound
- Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings, allowing two runs on five hits while striking out eight.
- Luis Garcia pitched a scoreless eighth, but gave up three hits.
- Hector Neris finished the game off in the ninth.
At The Plate
- The offense put up six runs on eight hits.
- Cesar Hernandez went 1-3 with a single, a walk, and scored two runs.
- Freddy Galvis went 0-5 with two strikeouts.
- Rhys Hoskins went 2-4 with a double, driving in four of the team’s runs.
- Nick Williams went 1-4 with a single.
- Aaron Altherr went 1-4 with a solo homer.
- J.P. Crawford went 1-3 with a triple and a walk.
- Jorge Alfaro took an 0-3.
Final Thoughts
The Phillies are very much ending the season on a high note.
The last two nights, the Phils have defeated the best team in the National League, they’ve overcome both Clayton Kershaw and Yu Darvish, and they’ve gotten themselves in a great position to avoid 100 losses.
