PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alec Bohm homered twice, doubled and drove in four runs in his return from a two-game benching, Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Saturday night.
Trea Turner had four hits for the Phillies, who improved to 9-3 under interim manager Don Mattingly.
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Philadelphia Phillies' Trea Turner (7) slides into second as Colorado Rockies second baseman Edouard Julien, second from right, waits for the ball to tag him out in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Philadelphia Phillies closing pitcher Orion Kerkering (50) is congratulated by left fielder Brandon Marsh after their team defeated the Colorado Rockies in a baseball game, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Philadelphia Phillies' Trea Turner, left, reacts to the call by umpire Nic Lentz after being called out at second base in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Fans react after Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run home runin the third inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm hits a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
The Phillies fell behind on Willi Castro's second-inning homer off Aaron Nola, but they broke out in the third against Kyle Freeland (1-4).
Bohm, who hadn't played since Wednesday and entered with a .159 batting average, drove one out to left field to tie it. Bryson Stott and Trea Turner followed with singles, and Schwarber followed with a shot to the upper deck in right, his National League-leading 14th of the season.
Nola thought he had struck out Jake McCarthy on a 3-2 pitch to end the Rockies' fourth, but McCarthy challenged and the pitch was ruled a ball by ABS. Kyle Karros then doubled home McCarthy and Troy Johnston to get the Rockies within 5-3.
Bohm homered again in the fourth and added a two-run double in the eighth, raising his average to .177.
Nola was pulled after 4 2/3 innings and 94 pitches, and the Phillies' bullpen didn’t allow a hit the rest of the way. Tim Mayza (1-1) got the last out of the fifth.
Freeland allowed seven runs, six earned, on 10 hits in five innings.
Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper was pulled for a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the first with what the team said was a migraine.
RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (3-2, 3.41 ERA) starts for the Rockies on Sunday in the rubber game of the series against the Phillies’ Cristopher Sanchez (3-2, 2.42).
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Philadelphia Phillies' Trea Turner (7) slides into second as Colorado Rockies second baseman Edouard Julien, second from right, waits for the ball to tag him out in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Philadelphia Phillies closing pitcher Orion Kerkering (50) is congratulated by left fielder Brandon Marsh after their team defeated the Colorado Rockies in a baseball game, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Philadelphia Phillies' Trea Turner, left, reacts to the call by umpire Nic Lentz after being called out at second base in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Fans react after Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run home runin the third inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm hits a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jackson Blake scored 5:28 into overtime for his second of the game, Logan Stankoven also scored in regulation and the Carolina Hurricanes finished a four-game sweep with a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight season.
Frederik Andersen made 15 saves for Carolina, which has not lost in eight playoff games.
Alex Bump and Tyson Foerster scored for the Flyers.
Taylor Hall and Jaccob Slavin assisted the winning goal.
Dan Vladar stopped 37 shots for Philadelphia.
Carolina will play the winner of Buffalo and Montreal in the Eastern Conference finals after the NHL’s first 8-0 start in the playoffs since 1985.
The Hurricanes, who reached the Eastern Conference finals for the third time in four years, are looking for their first Stanley Cup since 2006. Carolina is the 24th team in league history to win eight or more consecutive games during a playoff run. Eighteen of them have won the Stanley Cup.
Philadelphia scored just five goals over the four games.
Bump scored 5:52 into the third period to tie the game at 2-2.
Stankoven’s seventh tally of the playoffs 4:13 into the third period gave Carolina a 2-1 lead after he finished a beautiful cross-ice pass from Hall with a one-timer from just outside of the crease. Philadelphia evened the score 1:39 later when Bump shot past Andersen’s glove side from the slot after a setup from Travis Konecny from behind the net.
Blake tied it at 1-1 with 7:25 remaining in the second when his wrist shot from along the boards caromed off Philadelphia defenseman Jamie Drysdale and past Vladar. It appeared as if Carolina went in front just 28 seconds later when Mark Jankowski beat Vladar, but the goal was overturned following a challenge by Flyers coach Rick Tocchet when officials ruled that Carolina’s William Carrier interfered with Vladar.
The Flyers had a pair of good chances late in the period to take the lead but could not convert. The best opportunity came in the final seconds of the period when Christian Dvorak’s wrist shot from close range went off the post on Andersen’s glove side.
Carolina finished regulation with a 36-15 advantage in shots.
Russian winger Matvei Michkov was a healthy scratch for the Flyers. Michkov, 23, was the No. 7 overall pick in 2023 by Philadelphia and was heralded as an important piece for the rebuilding franchise’s future. But the right wing has struggled thus far in his first playoff experience, garnering one point while accumulating a minus-3 in eight games. It is the second time he has been a healthy scratch this postseason, following Game 5 against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round.
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Carolina Hurricanes' Jackson Blake, left, scores the game-winning goal past Philadelphia Flyers' Dan Vladar (80) and Rasmus Ristolainen (55) in overtime during Game 4 in a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Carolina Hurricanes' Jackson Blake (53), Nikolaj Ehlers (27) and Frederik Andersen (31) celebrate after Blake's game-winning goal in overtime during Game 4 in a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Carolina Hurricanes' Jackson Blake reacts after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime during Game 4 in a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia Flyers' Dan Vladar, right, cannot stop a goal by Carolina Hurricanes' Jackson Blake (not shown) as Flyers' Jamie Drysdale (9) and Hurricanes' Logan Stankoven, left, look on during the second period of Game 4 in a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia Flyers' Alex Bump, left, celebrates past Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Martinook, center, and Sean Walker, right, after scoring a goal during the third period of Game 4 in a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Carolina Hurricanes' William Carrier, left, tries to get past Philadelphia Flyers' Oliver Bonk, right, during the third period of Game 4 in a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
