mlb Game Recap
Recap - Philadelphia Defeats San Diego 8-5
Philadelphia got 3.1 innings of work from Nick Nelson en route to a 8-5 victory over San Diego on Sunday at Petco Park.
Bettors who backed the Phillies were rewarded as +145 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 7.5.
Nick Nelson earned the victory for the Phillies, throwing 3.1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Kyle Schwarber in the win.
San Diego's starting pitcher Yu Darvish worked 6 innings, giving up 7 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 9 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Eric Hosmer in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Philadelphia as they had 13 hits, while San Diego only had 5.
The game was closed out by Andrew Bellatti who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.
Philadelphia heads into a battle against Atlanta. San Diego, meanwhile, will have their next action against Arizona.