SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto and Trea Turner hit home runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Harper hit a solo home run in the first inning on the ninth pitch of the game to right field. Realmuto hit his to left field in the second, and Turner added another solo shot in the third inning. Harper also scored on Alec Bohm's RBI single in the third.
Aaron Nola (3-4) threw five strikeouts, gave up three hits, and two earned runs in six innings for the Phillies. Jhoan Duran earned his 11th save of the season with two strikeouts in the ninth inning.
Gavin Sheets hit a single in the fourth inning for the first hit of the game for the Padres. Manny Machado hit a two-run homer to left field in the next at-bat. Ramón Laureano hit a solo shot in the eighth inning to bring the game within one.
Starter Randy Vásquez (5-3) pitched 5 2/3 innings for the Padres. He gave up eight hits, three earned runs, two strikeouts and one walk.
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