SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Cristopher Sánchez pitched seven strong innings, Trea Turner homered in the ninth and the Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 3-0 victory Wednesday afternoon at PETCO Park.

Sánchez allowed seven hits but kept the Padres off the scoreboard, striking out five and walking none. He improved to 6-2 as the Phillies won their third straight and moved to 29-27 on the season. José Alvarado worked a perfect ninth inning for his first save of the season, retiring the side in order after a leadoff single.

Walker Buehler took the loss for San Diego, falling to 3-3. He allowed two runs on five hits over six innings, striking out four and walking none. The Padres, now 31-24, managed seven hits but left five runners on base and never advanced a runner past third.

The game was played in front of 37,426 fans and lasted 2 hours, 22 minutes.

Philadelphia broke a scoreless tie in the sixth. Justin Crawford led off with a single to center field. Edmundo Sosa was then hit by a pitch, putting runners at first and second. Kyle Schwarber singled to right field, scoring Crawford and sending Sosa to third. Trea Turner followed with a fielder’s choice grounder that forced Schwarber at second, but Sosa scored on the play to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead.

Turner extended the lead in the ninth with his seventh home run of the season, a solo shot to left field off Padres reliever Jason Adam. Turner finished 1 for 4 with two RBIs and a run scored.

The Padres had opportunities but could not capitalize. In the second inning, Jackson Merrill singled to left and Nick Castellanos singled to left, putting runners at first and third with one out. But Freddy Fermin grounded out to end the threat.

In the fourth, Ramón Laureano doubled to left field with two outs, but Jackson Merrill grounded out to second. In the fifth, Fernando Tatis Jr. singled with two outs but Miguel Andujar struck out.

San Diego’s best chance came in the seventh. Merrill doubled to right field with one out, but Castellanos grounded out and pinch-hitter Ty France struck out swinging to end the inning.

Philadelphia’s defense turned two double plays, both started by second baseman Bryson Stott. In the second, Alec Bohm singled to lead off but was erased on a Stott grounder that turned into a 4-6-3 double play. In the fourth, Schwarber singled to start the inning but was caught on a Turner grounder that also resulted in a double play.

The Phillies finished with six hits. Schwarber had two hits and an RBI. Realmuto added a single.

Padres hitters Tatis Jr. had two singles and Merrill had a single and a double, but the rest of the lineup combined for three hits. Laureano also doubled.

Alvarado, who entered in the ninth, allowed a leadoff single to Xander Bogaerts but then struck out Laureano and induced a popout from Merrill to end the game.

The victory gave Philadelphia a three-game sweep in San Diego. The Phillies won 4-3 on Tuesday and 3-0 on Monday, outscoring the Padres 10-3 in the series.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Padres 6, Phillies 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave San Diego a 53.40 percent probability to win. Philadelphia was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 3 went over the over/under line of 7.5.