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Harper, Realmuto and Turner hit home runs in Phillies' 4-3 win over Padres
Harper, Realmuto and Turner homered for Philadelphia, and Jhoan Duran struck out two in the ninth to secure the one-run win.
Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto and Trea Turner each blasted solo homers in the first three innings Tuesday night as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres 4-3 at Petco Park.
Dominant Phillies starting pitching set the stage for the offensive barrage, with Philadelphia starters yielding just four runs across 32 2/3 innings over five games, while Randy Vasquez endured his second straight ineffective outing for San Diego, allowing four runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Harper's 361-foot line drive to right field came after Vasquez left a slider over the inside corner, Realmuto's second homer landed in the Western Metal Supply building, and Turner's 434-foot blast cleared the left field wall; Manny Machado's ninth homer sliced the lead in half.
Jhoan Duran sealed the victory with a clean ninth inning, striking out two for his 11th save, as the Padres' late-inning threat ended when Brad Keller induced a check-swing groundout from Machado with runners in scoring position.
The series concludes Wednesday with LHP Cristopher Sanchez starting for Philadelphia against RHP Walker Buehler , as Aaron Nola's near-perfect start through three innings highlighted the Phillies' dominant form.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto and Trea Turner connected to each other and the Philadelphia Phillies surpassed the San Diego Fathers on Tuesday 4-3.