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Schwarber Hits MLB-Leading 21st Homer as Phillies Beat Padres 3-0 Behind Luzardo
Kyle Schwarber hit his MLB-leading 21st homer, and Brandon Marsh added a two-run shot as Philadelphia finished with three hits.
- Kyle Schwarber hit his MLB-leading 21st home run on Monday at Petco Park, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 shutout of the San Diego Padres with pitcher Jesús Luzardo delivering six strong innings.
- Including the postseason, Schwarber owns 11 homers in 26 career games at Petco Park, with seven of those coming in his last 13 games at the ballpark.
- In the first inning, Schwarber lined a full-count changeup from pitcher Griffin Canning onto the party deck atop the right-field wall, then added a seventh-inning single setting up Brandon Marsh's two-run homer.
- San Diego loaded the bases with no outs in the first but Luzardo escaped by striking out Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill before getting Nick Castellanos to ground out; the Padres went hitless in 10 at-bats with runners in scoring position.
- Luzardo worked efficiently through six innings on 104 pitches, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out six, with closer Jhoan Duran recording his 10th save to complete the shutout.
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Phillies blank Padres as Jesús Luzardo tosses six scoreless innings, Brandon Marsh belts two-run homer
It looked like it was shaping up to be a rough day for Luzardo, but he posted a quality start, and Jhoan Duran picked up his 100th career save in the Phillies’ 3-0 win.
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