Philadelphia Phillies defeat Houston Astros in 11-7 home victory

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Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam for his majors-leading 44th home run, Trea Turner also homered and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame two deficits to beat the Houston Astros 11-7 on Wednesday night. The Phillies’ offense masked a shaky performance from starter Cristopher Sanchez (17-5), who got his NL-leading victory despite allowing six runs on 10 hits in six innings. Schwarber connected on a 3-2 sweeper from reliever A.J. Blubaugh to cap a six-run sixth inning.

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Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam for his majors-leading 44th home run, Trea Turner also homered and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame two deficits to beat the Houston Astros 11-7 on Wednesday night. The Phillies’ offense masked a shaky performance from starter Cristopher Sanchez (17-5), who got his NL-leading victory despite allowing six runs on 10 hits in six innings. It was Schwarber’s 10th career grand slam and his fourth home run in the last five games.

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Kyle Schwarber’s sixth-inning grand slam served as the big blow that pushed the Phillies to an 11-7 win over the Houston Astros. Even Schwarber was a bit surprised, based on his one-handed swing at the pitch.“That’s a good question; I don’t know,” Schwarber told 94 WIP’s Dave Uram. “It just happened to go out.”The blast […] The post Kyle Schwarber Gives Statement on Phillies Big Response vs. Astros appeared first on HEAVY.