mlb Game Recap
Game Wrap - Philadelphia 8-6 Victors Over Royals
Philadelphia pitchers gave up 2 home runs to Salvador Perez but still escaped with a 8-6 victory on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park.
The Phillies were a -150 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 9.5.
Taijuan Walker earned the victory for the Phillies, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 1, and allowing 7 hits and 4 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Brandon Marsh in the win.
Kansas City got a 0.1-inning outing from Taylor Clarke in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 0 walks and 2 hits in his time on the mound, while Jonathan India had 2 hits in the loss for the Royals.
The battle of the bats favored Philadelphia as they had 12 hits, while Kansas City only had 10.
The game was closed out by Jhoan Duran who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.