CINCINNATI — Kyle Schwarber hit a National League-leading 42nd home run during a four-run eigth inning that helped the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 on Monday.
It was game No. 13 this season for me. It was cool to see Schwarber, who attended Middletown High School and Indiana University, blast a two-run home run that was reviewed and confirmed by the umpiring crew.
Andrew Abbott no-hit the Phillies through four innings and led the Reds to a 1-0 lead after TJ Friedl scored following his leadoff double and Gavin Lux’s two-out RBI single.
J.T. Realmuto broke up the no-hit bid with a leadoff double in th fifth inning, and the Phillies had hits in each inning thereafter including Bryce Harper’s double in the seventh, Weston Wilson’s RBI double and Trea Turner’s RBI single in the eighth, and Harrison Bader’s double in the ninth.
Abbott recorded all six of Cincinnati’s strikeouts while its staff walked none. The Reds had six hits off Philadelphia starter Taijuan Walker in six innings but managed just one after he was relieved by Jordan Romano, who earned the win after one scoreless seventh inning.
Lux led the Reds with three hits yet yieled a throwing error on the go-ahead hit by Turner in the eighth. Lux made his 47th appearance and 42nd start this season in left field.
Notables
Elly De La Cruz: 0-for-4, K
Harper: 1-for-4, 2B, K
Noelvi Marte: 1-for-4, K; OF assist in 7th
Nick Castellanos: 0-for-4
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