Kyle Schwarber hits two homers as Phillies beat Twins 7‑1

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Aaron Nola pitched five strong innings and Kyle Schwarber homered twice to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Friday night.

The Phillies (65-58) jumped out early, with Schwarber’s solo home run in the first inning and an RBI single from Bryson Stott that scored Bryce Harper. Luke Keaschall cut the lead to 2-1 in the second with his seventh homer of the season, but Philadelphia answered in the fourth as Schwarber connected again, this time a two-run shot that scored Brandon Marsh, and Harper added an RBI single for a 5-1 edge. Marsh’s two-run homer in the seventh capped the scoring.

Nola (4-9) earned the win, allowing one earned run and five hits with nine strikeouts over five innings. Brandon Marsh went 2 for 2 with a homer and two RBI. Taj Bradley (9-5) took the loss for Minnesota (60-63).

Philadelphia had 12 hits, while Minnesota had eight. Attendance was 7,163, and the game lasted 2:52.