Daily News | Phillies continue onslaught of Dodgers with four homers in 8-3 win at Dodger Stadium
LOS ANGELES — When the Phillies front office assembled this lineup, they expected them to hit. But it’s hard to imagine that they expected the players to hit the way they’ve been hitting over the past three games.
An inning later, Kyle Schwarber hit a ball that almost traveled as far as Harper’s — 412 feet to center field — and three at-bats later, Rhys Hoskins hit a 381 foot shot that landed a little bit left of Schwarber’s. Collectively, the Phillies knocked in ten hits and eight runs. With this win, they’re 17-17 and rank second in the NL East. The Phillies have now won five of their last six games, and will return to Philadelphia with two more series wins behind them.
Girardi said after the game that this has been one of the best offensive stretches he’s seen from any team he’s managed. After allowing three hits, three runs and a walk in the fourth inning, the left-handed pitcher didn’t allow a hit in innings five, six and seven. Given the heavy lifting the Phillies’ bullpen has done over the past few games, Suárez’s ability to bounce back and go deeper into the game was huge for them. By the end of the night, he’d allowed five hits, three earned runs, one home run and on walk over seven innings pitched, with six strikeouts.