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Philadelphia Phillies at Oakland Athletics

· Major League Baseball
Philadelphia Phillies
38-34, 19-23 Away
Final
3 - 2
Oakland Athletics
19-55, 9-29 Home

Schwarber's 20th homer propels Phillies to 3-2 victory over the A's, series sweep

The Phillies swept the three-game series and have won six in a row. The A's lost their fifth in a row after a six-game win streak and were swept in a series for the 10th time this year.

Former Athletic Cristian Pache doubled twice and scored two runs for the Phillies. Aledmys Diaz homered for the A's against reliever Matt Strahm. Oakland scored another run in the eighth off Jose Alvarado before Yunior Marte struck out the side in the ninth and recorded his first career save. Craig Kimbrel was not available after pitching in three of the four previous games.

Zack Wheeler (6-4) pitched six shutout innings to continue a dominating run by the rotation that has fueled the team's run of 13 wins in the past 15 games. In that span the starters have a 1.74 ERA with three homers, all allowed by Aaron Nola.

The run also began a day after Phillies manager Rob Thomson moved Schwarber from the fifth spot in the order to leadoff hoping the designated hitter could escape a season-long slump and spark the team as he did last season from that spot.

Schwarber had 13 homers in his first 56 games but was hitting .160 when Thomson made the change. In 16 games at leadoff Schwarber is batting .270 with a 1.061 OPS. He hit his seventh homer of the span on the game's fourth pitch, from rookie left-hander Hogan Harris, to left field, for a 409-footer the opposite way.

Thomson said that kind of start can have an effect on both teams.

“It just brings energy into our dugout and puts the other guys on their heels a little bit," Thomson said. “I think there's a fear factor there when he steps to the plate, first hitter of the game, and puts the other team on guard."

Schwarber said he doesn't have a dramatic answer to why he started surging when he changed positions in the lineup.

“I wish I didn't start slow, but that's just the reality of it," he said. “I think it's just the continuous work you put in each and every day to be prepared. I'm a big believer that hitting is a feeling. You can do all the mechanical things, but you also have to go out there and be ready to compete when the game starts.”

Harris buckled down after allowing the homer, keeping the Phillies off the board again until the fifth, when Pache hit a two-out double. Schwarber dropped a well-placed single down the right-field line to score Pache. Harris (2-1) took his first big-league loss.

Pache hit another double in the eighth inning, against Shintaro Fujinami, and scored on a Trea Turner single that gave the Phillies a 3-1 lead. The A's trimmed it to 3-2 in the bottom half when pinch-hitter Esteury Ruiz doubled and Carlos Perez also came off the bench and hit an RBI single.

A's manager Mark Kotsay did not sound down after his young team was swept, saying, “We really had a chance to win all three games against a contending team. They were in the World Series last year."

BIG DRAW

Father's Day and an aloha shirt giveaway helped the A's draw 24,326 fans to the Coliseum, their third-largest home crowd this season. They have averaged just under 10,000 per game.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Phillies: Left-hander Cristopher Sanchez had some residual swelling in his left wrist a day after being hit by a Ruiz comebacker in the fourth inning of Saturday's 4-2, 12-inning victory. Thomson said X-rays were negative and he expects Sanchez to take his next turn Friday night against the Mets.

UP NEXT

Phillies starter Ranger Suarez (1-2), who has a 0.90 ERA in three June starts, faces the visiting Braves in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night. Also Tuesday, the A's open a three-game series in Cleveland behind right-hander Luis Medina (1-6).

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Matchup Prediction

Athletics: 34.9%
Phillies: 65.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Noda struck out looking.
9th Inning Díaz struck out swinging.
9th Inning Langeliers struck out swinging.
9th Inning Marte relieved Alvarado
9th Inning Pache flied out to right.
9th Inning Marsh lined out to center.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
6 Ground Balls 8
10 Strikeouts 12
3 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 9
0 Stolen Bases 1
1 Walks 2
1 Catcher Interference 0
3 Runs 2
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
34 At Bats 35
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
12 Runners Left On Base 14
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 2
18 Fly Balls 15
0 Caught Stealing 0
138 Pitches 164
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 4
0 Pinch Hits 3
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
12 Total Bases 14
36 Plate Appearances 37
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
3 Extra Base Hits 3
2.7 Runs Created 4.0
.206 Batting Average .257
.000 Pinch Hit Average .750
.353 Slugging Percentage .400
.176 Secondary Average .229
.229 On Base Percentage .297
.582 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .697
0.3 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
2.7 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 4.0
26.0 Batter Rating 25.0
34.0 At Bats Per Home Run 35.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.83 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.43
.147 Isolated Power .143
0.10 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.17
.028 Walks Per Plate Appearance .054
-.029 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.029
6.0 Runs Produced 4.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.4
75.0 MLB Rating 77.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Oakland Coliseum

Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 24,326 | Capacity:

2024 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 95 67 .586 - W1
Atlanta 89 73 .549 6 W1
New York 89 73 .549 6 L1
Washington 71 91 .438 24 L1
Miami 62 100 .383 33 W4

2024 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 88 73 .547 - W2
Seattle 85 77 .525 3.5 W4
Texas 78 84 .481 10.5 W3
Oakland 69 93 .426 19.5 L3
Los Angeles 63 99 .389 25.5 L6
Full Standings