Franco, Herrera Homer To Lift Phillies Over Brewers 10-6
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Maikel Franco hit his third homer in two days, Odubel Herrera homered and reached base five times and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-6 on Saturday night.
Franco hit his fifth homer and drove in four runs after hitting two homers in a 5-2 win over Milwaukee on Friday night.
Phillies right-hander Charlie Morton exited in the second inning after straining his left hamstring running to first on a sacrifice attempt. Brett Oberholtzer (1-0) replaced Morton.
Franco hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fourth inning off Chase Anderson (1-2).
Ryan Braun had a two-run homer and Chris Carter hit a solo shot for Milwaukee, which pulled within a run in the eighth.
Herrera had three hits, including a two-run homer during a three-run ninth. The Phillies leadoff hitter walked twice and now has 17 free passes this season after getting just 28 walks in 147 games as a rookie last year. His on-base percentage is up to .442 and he's reached safely in 15 straight games. He also stole two bases Saturday.
The Phillies sent eight batters to the plate in the third and pushed across three runs. The Brewers regained the lead with three runs in the bottom half of the inning, sparked by Braun's homer.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: David Lough was struck in the right forearm by a pitch from Michael Blazek in the seventh. He remained in the game. ... Rookie Tyler Goeddel started in right field despite having just one hit in 16 at-bats entering the game. "I'm hoping he can get a few hits to get him going so I can use him more often," manager Pete Mackanin said before the game. Goeddel had a pair of hits in his first two at-bats and his first career RBI.
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Phillies: Jerad Eickhoff (1-2, 1.89 ERA) makes his fourth start of the season. He has allowed just two runs over 14 innings and has 18 strikeouts in his last two starts. Eickhoff, who made his major league debut last August, has never faced Milwaukee.
Brewers: Wily Peralta (0-3, 8.35) last started on Tuesday and received a no decision. Opponents are batting .352 against Peralta this season. He is 2-2 with a 6.17 ERA in four career starts against Philadelphia.
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