Buster Posey had his first multihomer game in nearly five years, Alex Dickerson and Wilmer Flores connected during a six-run eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants muscled past the Philadelphia Phillies 10-7 Tuesday night.
Tommy La Stella also homered for San Francisco, which got all of its run via the long ball. The Giants have 25 homers through 17 games, a surprising surge for a club that's finished in the bottom third of the league in homers in eight of the past 10 seasons.
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Buster Posey had his first multihomer game in nearly five years, Alex Dickerson and Wilmer Flores connected during a six-run eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants muscled past the Philadelphia Phillies 10-7 Tuesday night.
Posey had his first multihomer game since May 28, 2016 at Colorado and the fourth multihomer game of his career with two solo shots off Zack Wheeler. La Stella also connected for a two-run shot off Wheeler as part of a three-run fifth inning that brought the Giants within 4-3.
Alec Bohm, Brad Miller and Rhys Hoskins each homered for the Phillies, who have lost eight of their last 11 games and fell under .500 for the first time this season.
Phillies: The middle of Philadelphia’s infield is missing right now with Segura joining Didi Gregorius, who sat out a second game with a sore right elbow.
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Dickerson’s three-run shot off reliever Connor Brogdon (3-1) allowed the Giants to grab their first lead of the game at 7-6. Flores followed four hitters later with another three-run homer off Brogdon, who allowed five hits, a walk and six runs in just two-thirds of an inning and saw his ERA balloon from 0.00 to 7.36.
San Francisco Giants right fielder Mike Yastrzemski cannot reach a pop foul ball by Philadelphia Phillies' Rhys Hoskins during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP PhotoMatt Slocum)
Posey had his first multihomer game since May 28, 2016 at Colorado and the fourth multihomer game of his career with two solo shots off Zack Wheeler. La Stella also connected for a two-run shot off Wheeler as part of a three-run fifth inning that brought the Giants within 4-3.
Philadelphia second baseman Jean Segura left after the second inning with a right quad strain trying to beat a throw from shortstop Brandon Crawford at first base. Segura entered the game with a .345 average.
José Álvarez (1-1), part of Philadelphia's historically lousy 2020 bullpen, pitched a scoreless inning and got the win.
San Francisco Giants' Wilmer Flores, right, celebrates with Austin Slater, center, and Buster Posey, left, after hitting a three-run home run off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Connor Brogdon during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP PhotoMatt Slocum)
Alec Bohm, Brad Miller and Rhys Hoskins each homered for the Phillies, who have lost eight of their last 11 games and fell under .500 for the first time this season.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Giants: Starting pitcher Logan Webb was activated off the injured list after suffering from side effects related to the COVID-19 vaccine. Webb wasn’t sharp for most of the evening, struggling with command and allowing four earned runs, seven hits and two walks in four innings while striking out four. To make room for Webb, the Giants designated RHP Trevor Gott for assignment. ... LHP Jake McGee was reinstated from the injured list and Sam Selman was sent to the Alternate Training Site.
San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey, right, hits a single off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Connor Brogdon during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP PhotoMatt Slocum)
Phillies: The middle of Philadelphia’s infield is missing right now with Segura joining Didi Gregorius, who sat out a second game with a sore right elbow.
UP NEXT
The two teams meet for a matinee Wednesday. Philadelphia will send right-hander Zach Eflin (1-0, 3.15 ERA) while the Giants will start Anthony DeSclafani (1-0, 1.06 ERA).
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Connor Brogdon, left, walks to the dugout after being pulled during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP PhotoMatt Slocum)
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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler wipes his face after giving up a two-run home run to San Francisco Giants' Tommy La Stella during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP PhotoMatt Slocum)