Suárez's scoreless innings streak ends in otherwise brilliant effort in Phillies win over Padres

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ranger Suárez's scoreless streak ended at 32 innings but he was otherwise brilliant through eight innings and Alec Bohm homered and drove in four runs for the Philadelphia Phillies, who beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 Saturday night to win the weekend series.

Suárez's scoreless streak, the longest in the majors this season and of his career, ended when he allowed Eguy Rosario's two-out home run in the eighth inning. Suárez (5-0) allowed just three hits and struck out eight with no walks to win his fifth straight start.

Suárez threw 96 pitches. Jeff Hoffman struck out the side in the ninth and the game lasted just 2 hours, 9 minutes.

Suárez said he wasn't concerned about his scoreless streak, which tied for fifth-longest in franchise history.

“If I did keep it going, then OK. But that was not my focus,” he said through an interpreter. "I was just focusing pitching good innings and helping the team win."

Manager Rob Thomson said Suárez probably would have gone out for the ninth if he had the shutout intact.

“Soft contact, stuff was really good,” Thomson said. “He had it all going. He was getting ahead of hitters and staying ahead of hitters. No walks all night. But I thought he had all his pitches going.

“He's just having fun playing baseball right now,” the manager said.

Bohm, the third baseman, said it's “been fun” playing behind Suárez.

“It’s a quick pace. He fills up the zone. There's a lot of action,” Bohm said. "He’s not a guy going up there and pitching for strikeouts. He got quite a few tonight. But he’s attacking hitters. He gets soft contact. The infielders are fully engaged when he’s pitching.”

The Padres have been punchless in the first two games of this series after blowing a 9-4 lead at Colorado on Thursday and losing 10-9. They’ve lost three straight for the second time in a span of 10 games.

“Surgical’s the best way of saying it,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said about losing to Aaron Nola and then Suárez. “Suárez was tremendous. I mean, he threw the ball very well. Up, down, in, out. You think about the disruption of hitters’ timing and getting guys off balance.”

Bohm extended his hitting streak to 11 games. He hit a two-run homer to left field with two outs in the first, his fourth, and added a two-run single in the three-run fifth. Both were off Dylan Cease.

It was the Phillies' sixth homer in the first two games of this series.

Cease (3-2) loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth and walked Bryce Harper to make it 3-0. Bohm followed with a two-run single to right. Trea Turner had three hits and scored on both of Bohm's big hits.

Cease allowed five runs and six hits in six innings, struck out five and walked three.

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Phillies RHP Taijuan Walker, on the injured list since spring training with right shoulder soreness, is scheduled to make his season debut in the series finale on Sunday opposite Padres RHP Michael King (2-2, 4.11 ERA).

This story has been corrected to show that Suárez did not issue a walk.

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San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease watches a throw to a Philadelphia Phillies batter during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 27, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Brandon Sloter)

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease reacts during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Brandon Sloter)

Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm flies out during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Brandon Sloter)

Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm smiles after hitting a two-run home run against the San Diego Padres during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 27, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Brandon Sloter)

Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the San Diego Padres during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 27, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Brandon Sloter)

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Ranger Suárez throws to a San Diego Padres batter during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 27, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Brandon Sloter)

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers forward Dean Wade made his playoff debut in Game 3 — and made an immediate impact — against the Boston Celtics on Saturday night after being sidelined the past two months by a strained right knee.

Wade hadn't played since March 8, three days after he scored a career-best 23 points — 20 in the fourth quarter — to fuel a comeback win over the Celtics.

Wade checked in with 4:18 left in the first quarter and made a 3-pointer 23 seconds later, drawing a huge ovation from Cleveland's crowd.

While Wade gives coach J.B. Bickerstaff some depth, the Cavs remain without starting center Jarrett Allen, who missed his sixth straight game with badly bruised ribs.

Allen got hurt during the Cavs' opening-round series against Orlando and missed the final three games, including Game 7. He sat out the first two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Celtics as Evan Mobley moved from forward to center.

The Cavs had hoped the 6-foot-11 Allen, who played at an All-Star level for much of this season and was dominant against the Magic, would be back by now. But his ribs are still sore and he's not quite ready.

The 27-year-old Wade gives Bickerstaff another offensive option and another shooter for the Celtics to worry about.

The 6-foot-9 forward only averaged 5.4 points in 54 games this season, but he had his best game as a pro against the Celtics on their last visit to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Wade made six 3-pointers — all five in the fourth — as the Cavs rallied from a 22-point deficit in the fourth to stun the Celtics.

Boston center Kristaps Porzingis missed his fourth straight game with a calf injury.

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FILE - Cleveland Cavaliers forward Dean Wade brings the ball up against the Memphis Grizzlies during an NBA basketball game Feb. 1, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. Wade is expected to make his playoff debut in Game 3 against the Boston Celtics on Saturday night, May 11, after being sidelined the past two months with a strained right knee. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File)