PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer and Aaron Nola had a pitchers’ duel ruined by rain. The Phillies noticed their successful shuffle dreadful by a soggy bullpen.
Corey Seager and Max Muncy homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers ended Philadelphia’s employ string at eight, beating the Phillies 5-0 on Tuesday evening.
Scherzer and Nola blended for 13 strikeouts over a blended 7 1/3 innings in a scoreless matchup sooner than heavy rain delayed the sport in the backside of the fourth inning for 1 hour, 44 minutes.
“They each had been dealing and more or less having their way with the lineups,” Dodgers second baseman Trea Turner said.
Neither megastar pitcher returned when the sport resumed.
The racy performances ended in a whimper and Phillies fans booed when reliever J.D. Hammer (1-1) headed to the bullpen to warm up at the end of the extend.
With the Phillies riding their longest successful shuffle in 10 years, the boos restful rose when the bullpen did now not employ them in the sport. Seager hit a solo shot off Hammer in the fifth inning for his fifth homer of the year. Will Smith had an RBI single off Matt Moore that sent Turner gliding across the plate for a 2-0 lead. AJ Pollock added a two-RBI single off Enyel De Los Santos to assemble it 4-0.
“It’s correct how I inch, I wager,” Turner said. “ I strive no longer to hit the bottom too exhausting on story of it doesn’t feel ethical. I strive and be as soft as I will also be on slides.”
Muncy added his 23rd homer of the year in the ninth. Alex Vesia (2-1) obtained the employ in a sport that carried out rapidly sooner than 12: 30 a.m.
The successful shuffle coming off Sunday’s retired jersey ceremony for the gradual Roy Halladay — which returned so many stars from their 2007-2011 postseason heyday — created a buzz in Philly and a crowd 28,333 turned out Tuesday sooner than rain sent most of them packing.
“You noticed the ardour of the fans and how inflamed they find,” supervisor Joe Girardi said hours sooner than the extend. “It became once a mighty weekend. With the whole lot, the ceremonies that we had, the importance of the sequence, the formulation we performed, these are the issues you take a look at forward to.”
Scherzer vs. Nola gave the sport some juice.
Boy, did they bring.
Nola fanned Turner to start up the sport, then Muncy and Smith. He relied on his breaking stuff and struck out the aspect again in the third and carried out with seven strikeouts — all swinging — in four innings.
“He’s a quite funky man,” Turner said. “I repeatedly belief he became once a tough at-bat. Have to you assemble no longer find to scrutinize him in total, he can assemble it tricky on you.”
Scherzer, who became once restful in DC when he no longer too prolonged previously feuded with Girardi over sticky stuff, became once correct as racy. He struck out surging MVP candidate Bryce Harper in the fourth for his sixth strikeout. Jean Segura singled after which the rain fell, in a speed.
There became once no longer a sprinkle in the sky one second and the floodgates opened the next, sending the teams scurrying off the self-discipline and the grounds crew going on it at an Allyson Felix bolt with the tarp.
Minus the rain, this one had a postseason feel.
The Phillies’ successful shuffle became once their longest since they gained 9 straight from July 29 – Aug. 6, 2011. The Phillies led the majors with 185 runs scored since July 1 and comprise hit the most dwelling runs in that span with 54, coming into Tuesday.
Scherzer, who struck out six in 3 1/3 innings, and 6 relievers blended for 15 strikeouts in the shutout. Phillies pitchers additionally struck out 15.
“We restful had some alternatives to advance up with the worthy hit like now we comprise got been in a situation to as of gradual,” Girardi said. “It’s very unhappy that the rain came”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: OF Mookie Betts became once a gradual scratch with a sore correct hip that can perchance perchance send him to the injured checklist. … 3B Justin Turner additionally is expected to omit the Phillies’ sequence with left groin distress. “I don’t scrutinize him coming relief any sooner than Friday in Original York,” supervisor Dave Roberts said. … RHP Joe Kelly (undisclosed) became once placed on the injured checklist. RHP Corey Knebel (correct lat tension) became once activated.
Phillies: 1B Rhys Hoskins became once placed on the 10-day IL with a left groin tension and in advise that they recalled OF Mickey Moniak from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Hoskins leads the Phillies with 24 homers and 68 RBIs and can also be out throughout the leisure of the homestand that ends Sunday. … OF Andrew McCutchen (left knee) can comprise to be region to advance off the injured checklist on Wednesday.
BRITO STRONG
The Phillies wore T-shirts that said “Brito Mighty” in recognition of youth league infielder Daniel Brito, who collapsed all over a sport closing week.
UP NEXT
The Phillies send RHP Kyle Gibson (8-3, 2.79 ERA) to the mound towards LA LHP David Mark (4-1, 3.53 ERA).
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