Philadelphia Phillies vs Seattle Mariners Match Player Stats On Jun 27, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 28, 2017

SEATTLE -- Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings and Maikel Franco and Aaron Altherr hit home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Seattle Mariners 8-2 on Tuesday night at Safeco Field for just their second win in 10 interleague games this season.

Nola (5-5) won his second straight start, helping the Phillies (25-51) snap a three-game losing streak. He allowed two runs and five hits, walked four and struck out a season-high nine batters.

Seattle starter James Paxton (5-3) lost his third straight decision, despite allowing only three runs on four hits in seven innings. Paxton walked three and matched his season-high with nine strikeouts.

The Mariners, who led 2-0 after four innings, dropped their third in a row to fall below the .500 mark (39-40).

Franco also provided a defensive highlight to get Nola out of a jam in the bottom of the seventh.

With runners at first and second and two outs, Jean Segura hit a hard one-hopper down the third-base line. Franco made a diving stop, jumped to his feet and threw out the speedy Segura by a stride to end the inning, preserving a 3-2 lead.

The Phillies added a run in the eighth and four more in the ninth to pull away.

In the eighth, Daniel Nava led off with a double off the wall in right-center field against reliever Tony Zych, and Freddy Galvis grounded a run-scoring single to right.

In the ninth, Cameron Rupp led off with a single to center off reliever Edwin Diaz. Ty Kelly put down a sacrifice bunt, with Diaz fielding the ball and throwing it away down the right-field line to put runners at second and third.

Galvis lined a run-scoring single into right field to bring home Rupp. Howie Kendrick then fouled out to right field, with Kelly tagging from third to make it 6-2. Altherr hit a two-run shot, his 13th of the season, on a 3-2 pitch from Diaz to end the Seattle closer's night.

The Phillies took their first lead 3-2 in the seventh as Franco led off with a home run, his 10th of the season, into the Philadelphia bullpen in left field.

The Mariners had threatened to break a 2-2 tie in the sixth, putting runners at first and third with no outs on a walk to Ben Gamel and a single by Robinson Cano. But Nola struck out Nelson Cruz for the third time and got Kyle Seager to ground into a double play to end the inning.

The Phillies didn't get a hit off Paxton until the fifth, when Franco led off with a double down the right-field line.

Cameron Perkins reached on an infield single and Cameron Rupp walked on a 3-2 pitch, loading the bases with no outs.

Kelly hit a sacrifice fly to center field, with Perkins advancing to third.

Nava lined out to right field, with Perkins tagging and scoring on the play to make it 2-2. Right fielder Mitch Haniger's throw home skipped past catcher Mike Zunino, allowing Rupp to take second.

Galvis singled to right field, but Rupp was thrown out at the plate by Haniger to end the inning.

Segura broke a scoreless tie with a two-run homer with two outs in the third.

Jarrod Dyson walked with one out and Segura hit the first pitch he saw from Nola into the first row of seats in right field. It was Segura's fifth home run of the season.

NOTES: Phillies OF Aaron Altherr appeared to have an infield single leading off the second inning, but a two-minute video review overturned the safe call by first-base umpire Ben May. ... Phillies CF Odubel Herrera didn't start, but did come on as a pinch-hitter with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the eighth. Herrera flew out to center field, snapping his 10-game hitting streak. ... Howie Kendrick, who had missed the previous four games with a sore left hamstring, served as the Phillies' designated hitter. ... Mariners 1B Danny Valencia returned to the lineup after missing two straight games with a sore wrist. ... Phillies RHP Mark Leiter Jr. (1-0, 3.60 ERA) is scheduled to make his second career start Wednesday afternoon in the series finale against Seattle RHP Felix Hernandez (3-2, 4.68).