Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh lead surging Phillies to 4
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alec Bohm extended his hitting streak to 16 games with an RBI single, Brandon Marsh drove in two runs and the surging Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Friday night.
Trea Turner had two hits for Philadelphia, which has won 14 of 17 and leads the majors with 22 victories.
“We score some runs, we pitch, we do what we need to do,” Turner said of the surge.
Wearing their alternate City Connect jerseys on a cool, May evening, the Phillies opened a six-game homestand by continuing where they left off after winning seven of 10 on a road trip.
Matt Strahm (2-0) pitched a scoreless fifth inning in relief of starter Aaron Nola, and José Alvarado kept San Francisco off the board in the ninth to earn his sixth save.
Thairo Estrada hit a two-run double for the Giants.
“I thought our at-bats were really good up until the end,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said.