The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Tuesday, powered by solo home runs from Bryce Harper, J.
T. Realmuto, and Trea Turner.
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The win at Petco Park improved the Phillies' record to 28-27 for the 2026 season.
Key Moments
Harper opened the scoring with a first-inning solo home run to right field on the ninth pitch of the game.
Realmuto extended the lead with a solo shot to left field in the second inning.
Turner added another solo home run in the third frame.
Harper also scored during the third inning after an RBI single by Alec Bohm, giving Philadelphia a temporary 4-0 advantage.
San Diego responded in the fourth inning when Gavin Sheets singled up the middle off Aaron Nola for the Padres' first hit.
Manny Machado followed with a two-run home run over the left field wall, narrowing the lead to 4-2.
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Ramon Laureano brought the Padres within one run with a solo home run against reliever Brad Keller in the eighth inning.
Padres starter Randy Vasquez fell to 5-3 after allowing eight hits, one walk, and three earned runs over 5 2/3 innings.
Nola earned the win, moving to 3-4, striking out five while giving up three hits and two earned runs across six innings.
Reliever Orion Kerkering struck out three in a scoreless seventh inning.
Jhoan Duran secured his 11th save by retiring the side in order during the ninth inning, using 14 pitches and recording two strikeouts.
The Phillies lost outfielder Brandon Marsh during the fourth inning due to a sprained middle finger suffered on a pickoff play.
Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill prevented another Philadelphia run in the third inning with a leaping catch at the wall to deny Edmundo Sosa a home run.
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The three-game series concludes Wednesday with Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sanchez facing Padres right-hander Walker Buehler.
