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05/17 19:47 CDT Bryce Harper homers off Paul Skenes and Phillies beat Pirates
6-0 and move over .500
Bryce Harper homers off Paul Skenes and Phillies beat Pirates 6-0 and move over
.500
By JOHN PERROTTO
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Zack Wheeler pitched seven sparkling innings, Bryce Harper
hit a home run off ace Paul Skenes and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the
Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 Sunday for a three-game sweep that moved them over .500
for the first time since early April.
Philadelphia (24-23) has won seven of eight and improved to 15-4 since Don
Mattingly replaced Rob Thomson as manager on April 28. The Phillies had not
been over .500 since they were 6-5 before an April 8 loss.
Wheeler (3-0) gave up four hits while striking out eight and walking one. His
ERA is 1.99 in six starts since beginning the season on the injured list while
recovering from surgery to remove a blood clot from his upper right arm.
Jonathan Bowlan and Tanner Banks pitched one inning each to finish the
five-hitter.
Harper led off the sixth inning with his 12th home run to push the' lead to
3-0. Later in the inning, Bryson Stott added a two-run double off Isaac
Mattson. The runs were charged to Skenes (6-3), who was lifted after Alec Bohm
singled and Brandon Marsh doubled.
Skenes tied a career-high by giving up five runs in five-plus innings. The
reigning NL Cy Young Award winner allowed six hits, struck out seven, and
walked one as his ERA rose from 1.98 to 2.62.
Skenes' career-best scoreless innings streak ended at 20 in a two-run fifth.
Justin Crawford drove in the first run on a groundout, and Trea Turner followed
with an RBI single.
The Pirates have lost four of five.
Up next Phillies: Rookie RHP Andrew Painter (1-4, 6.21 ERA) will start on Monday night against visiting Cincinnati and LHP Nick Lodolo (0-1, 8.68 ERA) to start a three-game series. Pirates: After having Monday off, open a three-game series on Tuesday night in St. Louis with RHP Mitch Keller (4-2, 3.59) facing LHP Matthew Liberatore (2-2, 4.20). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next Phillies: Rookie RHP Andrew Painter (1-4, 6.21 ERA) will start on Monday night against visiting Cincinnati and LHP Nick Lodolo (0-1, 8.68 ERA) to start a three-game series. Pirates: After having Monday off, open a three-game series on Tuesday night in St. Louis with RHP Mitch Keller (4-2, 3.59) facing LHP Matthew Liberatore (2-2, 4.20). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
