Alec Bohm Homers Twice, Phillies Handle Rockies
Bohm’s two early homers and four RBIs powered Philadelphia after a two-game benching, while Trea Turner added four hits.
- On Saturday night, Alec Bohm homered twice and drove in four runs in his return from a two-game benching, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Citizens Bank Park.
- Interim manager Don Mattingly benched Bohm for two days to provide a "reset" after the third baseman entered with a.159 batting average following a season-long cold stretch.
- Shortstop Trea Turner collected four hits, his second four-hit performance of the season, while Kyle Schwarber blasted his National League-leading 14th home run to break the game open.
- The bullpen delivered 3 1/3 scoreless innings without allowing a hit after Aaron Nola pitched 4 2/3 frames, improving the Phillies to 9-3 under Mattingly.
- Cristopher Sanchez will face Colorado's Tomoyuki Sugano on Sunday in the rubber match of the series as the Phillies seek to build momentum from their offensive breakout.
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Alec Bohm breaks out of slump with 2 homers and a double as Phillies beat Rockies 9-3
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.
Alec Bohm goes boom twice in Phillies' convincing win, by the numbers
Interim manager Don Mattingly could not have drawn it up much better. Over the last two days, the Phillies opted to sit Alec Bohm, who has gotten off to a historically slow start. Not an injury. Not a true benching. Just a “reset,” as Mattingly called it, for the club’s third baseman. Bohm did not swing a bat Thursday, then took batting practice on the field under cloudy skies Friday. On the third pitch he saw Saturday, Bohm golfed one into the …
Alec Bohm pulls his way to three extra-base hits in win against Rockies
Alec Bohm homered twice in a win against the Rockies. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation) PHILADELPHIA — Alec Bohm responded to two days off with two home runs. The Phillies third baseman hit two solo home runs against Rockies starter Kyle Freeland in the Phillies’ 9-3 win on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park. Both were pulled fly balls. Both had to feel good after a brutal slump to start the season. Bohm entered the game with a .433 OPS. After ho…
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