Schwarber powers Phillies past Pirates in 10 innings

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Interstat) — Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs and drove in five runs as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings Friday at PNC Park. Schwarber homered in the fifth and seventh innings, the latter tying the game 8-8. Brandon Lowe hit a two-run homer and Marcell Ozuna added a two-run shot in a six-run third inning for Pittsburgh. The Phillies chipped away, scoring single runs in the fourth, two in the fifth and two in the seventh before forcing extra innings with a three-run ninth. Philadelphia took the lead for good with three runs in the top of the 10th on a double by Brandon Marsh and a single by Rafael Marchán. The Pirates pulled within one in the bottom half but stranded the tying run. José Alvarado (1-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning, and Orion Kerkering got his first save. Dennis Santana (2-3) took the loss. Bryce Harper had four hits and two RBIs for Philadelphia. Attendance was 29,998. Time of game was 3:26. The Phillies improved to 22-23; the Pirates fell to 24-21.