Schwarber homer sparks Phillies past Red Sox 3‑1
BOSTON (Interstat) — Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to break a scoreless tie and lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday at Fenway Park.
The game remained scoreless through seven innings as Philadelphia starter Jesús Luzardo tossed six shutout innings, allowing four hits with four strikeouts. Boston’s Ranger Suarez matched him with 5 1/3 scoreless frames, fanning eight.
Philadelphia erupted for three runs in the top of the eighth. After Schwarber’s homer to right scoring Trea Turner, a Phillies challenge overturned a call at first, and Bryson Stott’s RBI single made it 3-0. Boston answered in the bottom half on Wilyer Abreu’s run-scoring single.
Brad Keller (2-1) earned the win with a scoreless eighth inning. Jhoan Duran notched his seventh save, striking out three in the ninth. Tyler Samaniego (0-1) took the loss. The Phillies improved to 21-23 while the Red Sox fell to 18-25 before an announced crowd of 31,046. The game lasted 2 hours, 39 minutes.