Overview

• The win improved the Phillies’ record to 63–48 and gave them a half-game lead over the New York Mets in the NL East.
• Cristopher Sánchez delivered eight shutout innings with a pitch count of 73 entering the eighth and never exceeding 15 pitches in any frame.
• Jhoan Duran recorded his first strikeout in a Phillies uniform by fanning Riley Greene for the save in his second outing with the team.
• Max Kepler drove in the game’s first run with a groundout in the bottom of the second inning.
• Kyle Schwarber extended the lead with his 38th home run in the eighth, a solo shot off Tyler Holton.