The Pittsburgh Pirates completed a surprising sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies with a 2-1 victory on Sunday at PNC Park, sending the Phillies to their fifth straight loss and deepening their offensive struggles Paul Skenes delivered a dominant outing for the Pirates, striking out seven and allowing just one unearned run over 2/3 innings, lowering his season ERA to.88. Andrew McCutchen provided the decisive blow with a go-ahead single, while Jared Triolo chipped in an RBI double.
The Phillies managed only three hits, with their lone run scoring on an error in the third inning. Trea Turner’s ninth-inning double offered a glimmer of hope, but Alec Bohm grounded into a game-ending double play, sealing the sweep for Pittsburgh Philadelphia’s offense has faltered, averaging just.4 runs per game in their last nine losses and hitting .189 over their last ten games The absence of Bryce Harper, now on the injured list, continues to loom large as the team searches for answers.
Cristopher Sánchez pitched well for the Phillies, striking out nine over seven-plus innings but was tagged with the loss as the bats remained quiet With the Phillies now 1-7 without Harper this season, pressure mounts for a turnaround as they fall further behind in the NL East standings.
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