SAN FRANCISCO — Joey Bart’s routine pop fly was a tiebreaking RBI double and the San Francisco Giants beat Philadelphia 4-3 on Tuesday evening, sending the Phillies to their third straight loss.
With a runner on first and two outs within the fourth inning, Zack Wheeler received Bart to pop up simply behind first base. Phillies first baseman Kody Clemens misplaced observe of the ball within the air and a sliding try at a catch by second baseman Bryson Stott was unsuccessful, permitting Casey Schmitt to attain.
“It was a tough sky,” Wheeler stated. “It was a tough play. Those types of things are going to happen, so you’ve just got to try to bear down and just make your pitch and help out the best that you can.”
LaMonte Wade Jr. adopted with an RBI single to offer San Francisco a 4-2 lead.
Kyle Schwarber homered to heart with two outs within the ninth to convey Philadelphia inside a run, however Camilo Doval struck out J.T. Realmuto to earn his tenth save in 11 possibilities.
The Giants’ bullpen mixed to permit one run over 5 2/3 innings after starter Alex Cobb lasted simply 3 1/3. Cobb matched a profession excessive with 5 walks and surrendered two runs earlier than being eliminated within the fourth.
PHOTOS: Bart’s routine fly drops for an RBI double as Giants deal Phillies third straight loss
“Pretty embarrassing,” Cobb stated. “The ball wasn’t going where I wanted it to go. Fortunately, I had some hard-hit balls hit at people and they made plays, but it was definitely a grind.”
Taylor Rogers (1-2) pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts, incomes his first win as a member of the Giants.
“The bullpen in general just did a fantastic job picking us up tonight,” San Francisco supervisor Gabe Kapler stated. “And we certainly needed it.”
Wheeler (3-3) struck out eight in six innings, however allowed 4 runs on 9 hits and a stroll within the loss.
“Wheeler pitched great,” Phillies supervisor Rob Thomson stated. “He pitched better than his line, for sure.”
Thairo Estrada and Michael Conforto had RBI singles for San Francisco, which beat Philadelphia for the fifth straight sport.
Stott had an RBI single for Philadelphia, which left 12 males on base and went 1 for 11 with runners in scoring place.
“We’re just going through one of those times right now,” Thomson stated. “We’ve just got to keep grinding.”
ROSTER MOVES
The Phillies optioned LHP Bailey Falter to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and recalled RHP Erich Uelmen. Falter allowed six runs, all unearned, in 4 1/3 innings in Monday evening’s loss to fall to 0-7.
“Basically, it’s just a reset,” Thomson stated. “Go down there, get outs, get some confidence.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Giants: RHP Luke Jackson (restoration from Tommy John surgical procedure) will start a rehab task with Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless inning for Class A San Jose on Sunday.
UP NEXT
RHP Taijuan Walker (3-2, 5.75 ERA) begins the collection finale Wednesday afternoon for the Phillies. The Giants counter with RHP Ross Stripling (0-2, 7.14).
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