SAN DIEGO—Bryson Stott hit two two-run home runs, J.T. Realmuto also went deep, and pitcher Taijun Walker made a slick behind-the-back catch in his season debut to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 8–6 on Sunday for their first road sweep of the season.
The Phillies overwhelmed the Padres with nine homers and terrific starting pitching in becoming the first team to sweep San Diego this year. The Padres haven’t seemed to recover from blowing a late five-run lead at Colorado in a 10–9 loss on Thursday. Although they briefly had the lead Sunday, the Padres lost their season-high fourth straight game.
