Field Level Media
Apr 23, 2023
Bryson Stott and Brandon Marsh each homered and drove in two runs and Zack Wheeler struck out 11 batters to fuel the host Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
Trea Turner and Kody Clemens each belted a solo shot and Alec Bohm added a double and two RBIs for the Phillies, who won their third in a row.
Wheeler (2-1) gave up three runs and three hits in six innings. He departed after a season-high 111 pitches.
It was the 17th career game with double-digit strikeouts for Wheeler, who made his 200th career start.
Ezequiel Tovar had two hits and an RBI and Charlie Blackmon added two hits for the Rockies, who have dropped three straight games.
Colorado starter Jose Urena (0-4) took the loss after yielding four runs on three hits and four walks in 3 2/3 innings.
Bohm ripped an RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning and Stott soon followed with a two-run homer for a 7-3 lead.
In the eighth inning, Marsh capped the scoring with a two-run homer.
Ryan McMahon struck out with the bases loaded to end the game.
The Phillies went ahead 1-0 in the first inning after Turner blasted a solo home run into the seats in left field.
In the third, Clemens hit his first career homer with the Phillies, a towering shot to right field for a 2-0 advantage.
The Rockies loaded the bases with no outs in the fourth inning before Mike Moustakas struck out. Yonathan Daza was then hit by a pitch to force in a run. Harold Castro hit a sacrifice fly to center field and Tovar added an RBI single to give Colorado a 3-2 lead.
J.T. Realmuto and Bohm each contributed an RBI groundout in the fourth inning to propel the Philles to a 4-3 advantage.
Blackmon singled in the seventh inning and reached third on a two-base throwing error by pitcher Gregory Soto. But Blackmon was stranded at third.
--Field Level Media