(Philadelphia) The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Tuesday night courtesy of Nick Castellanos, who hit a home run and two runs.
“We had some great hitting tonight and overall we played a great game in all areas,” said Phillies head coach Rob Thomson. Our base game was excellent. Overall, I think we played a great game. »
Aaron Nola (3-2) gave up two runs on five hits in six innings to win his third straight game. Brandon Marsh hit twice in the eighth inning and Alec Bohm hit twice for the Phillies.
“We were a hit and it looks like that’s been the case for the entire first half of the season here,” admitted Blue Jays head coach John Schneider. But they’ve got good pitchers, and we’ve lost some good hitting and momentum tonight. »
Bo Bichette hit his eighth long field goal of the season for the Blue Jays. Alek Manoah (1-3) gave up three runs on four innings and two-thirds on 94 pitches.
“I feel like they extended the hits and I threw seven balls for every batter,” said Manoah. I tried to be as competitive as possible and throw the offense out there, but they did a good job of extending the hits and not throwing themselves into the fields. »
Castellanos hit a Manoah fastball in the fourth inning and hit the left post for his fifth home run of the season, good for two runs, that gave the Phillies a 2–1 lead.
“I think I’m in a good position right now and I’m not thinking too much,” said Castellanos. I’m having fun in the game right now, and when I do, the game usually becomes easier for me. »
Bryson Stott, Trea Turner, JT Realmuto and Edmundo Sosa also scored points for the Phillies.
Kevin Kiermaier hit two hits and scored two runs for the Blue Jays.
