Phillies beat Astros behind Schwarber grand slam, Sánchez win

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam and Trea Turner also homered as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 11-7 on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies improved to 80-63, while the Astros fell to 72-71. Both teams had 12 hits. Cristopher Sánchez earned the win, improving to 17-5. Bryan King took the loss, dropping to 2-5. Isaac Paredes went 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs for Houston. Cam Smith added a home run and two RBIs. Yainer Diaz had two hits and one RBI. Schwarber drove in four runs, and Turner had two hits, a homer and two RBIs. Hunter Brown struck out seven over five innings for Houston, allowing four earned runs. Tatsuya Imai pitched two scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts. Jhoan Duran worked a scoreless inning with two strikeouts for Philadelphia. Attendance was 38,642. Time of game was 2:54. Houston grounded into two double plays.