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García homers, Wheeler sharp as Phillies beat Padres 6-4 for season sweep
Zack Wheeler allowed two hits in seven innings as Philadelphia won its sixth straight against San Diego and moved ahead in the NL wild-card standings.
- The Philadelphia Phillies completed a season sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 6-4 victory on Thursday, passing San Diego in the National League Wild Card standings.
- Zack Wheeler held the Padres hitless until the sixth inning, working seven strong innings while allowing two runs and two hits to anchor Philadelphia's dominant pitching performance.
- Adolis Garcia homered in the fifth inning, while Bryson Stott, Trea Turner, and Alec Bohm each contributed RBI singles to power Philadelphia's offensive attack.
- San Diego has lost five straight games and 9 of 10, falling a half game behind Philadelphia in the National League Wild Card race.
- Philadelphia begins a three-day series against the Chicago White Sox on Friday with LHP Jesus Luzardo starting, while the Padres return to Petco Park to face the New York Mets.
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García homers, Wheeler sharp as Phillies beat Padres 6-4 for season sweep
Adolis García hit his first home run in nearly a month, Zack Wheeler took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres 6-4.
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The Philadelphia Phillies completed a sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 6-4 victory, in a game where Dominican Manny Machado hit a two-run home run, but it wasn't enough to prevent his team's defeat. Machado launched the ball out of the park in the seventh inning off Zack Wheeler, momentarily bringing San Diego within 3-2. It was the Dominican third baseman's 11th home run of the season. However, Philadelphia responded in the bottom of the sa…
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