Pirates blanked by Phillies; never in it
Bubba Chandler’s struggles continued and the Pittsburgh Pirates were shut down by Cristopher Sánchez.
This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW. com. Bubba Chandler’s struggles continued and the Pittsburgh Pirates were shut down by Cristopher Sánchez in a 6-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at PNC Park on Saturday evening.
Scoring Plays Top 1st, 3-0 PHI: Bubba Chandler (1-5) gave up a base hit to Trea Turner and walked Kyle Schwarber before Bryce Harper hammered a 457-foot home run to center field to give the Phillies a three-run lead three batters into the game. Top 2nd, 5-0 PHI: Schwarber stayed red-hot and plated another run with a double to right field off Chandler. Turner advanced from third base of Jared Triolo’s throw in from right field couldn’t be corralled by second baseman Brandon Lowe.
Top 8th, 6-0 PIT: Turner doubled home Justin Crawford with two outs against Justin Lawrence. Key Moment Bryce Harper’s home run was more than enough run support for Cristopher Sánchez (5-2), who extended his scoreless-innings streak to 29. 2 innings.
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