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04/19 21:18 CDT Turnbull takes no-hit bid into 7th, Bohm hits pair of 3-run
homers, Phillies beat White Sox 7-0
Turnbull takes no-hit bid into 7th, Bohm hits pair of 3-run homers, Phillies
beat White Sox 7-0
By ANTHONY SANFILIPPO
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Spencer Turnbull carried a no-hit bid into the seventh
inning, Alec Bohm hit a pair of three-run homers and the Philadelphia Phillies
beat the Chicago White Sox 7-0 on Friday night to extend their winning streak
to four.
Chicago has lost seven of eight and 12 of 14, dropping to a major league-worst
3-16. The White Sox have been shut out seven times and are hitting a major
league-low .190.
Turnbull (2-0) didn't allow a hit until Gavin Sheets singled into right field
with one out in the seventh. He struck out six and walked two, pitching seven
innings for the first time since his no-hitter for Detroit against Seattle on
May 18, 2021.
"I thought about it a couple times," Turnbull said of a no-hitter. "But you try
to keep it out of your head for a little while, at least until after the game."
Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Turnbull likely wouldn't have gone the full
nine innings even with a no-hit bid intact.
"I think I would have gotten him out before he got to his pitch limit," Thomson
said. "We're not going to put him in jeopardy."
Turnbull retired 14 consecutive batters after a two-out walk to Paul DeJong in
the second. Phillies starters have allowed one earned run over 29 1/3 innings
in their last four games.
Before the game the Phillies announced Taijuan Walker will make one more rehab
start for Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday. He then could return to the
Phillies rotation, which could cause Turnbull to move to the bullpen. However,
Turnbull's making that decision difficult on Phillies management.
"Obviously I want to make it as hard as possible," Turnbull said. "I want to
start and give myself the best chance and give the team the best chance to win
when I'm out there. But those decisions aren't really up to me. I'm just here
to help the team win in whatever role that is."
With the Phillies wearing their blue, yellow and black jerseys for the second
time, Matt Strahm allowed Nicky Lopez's one-out single in the eighth and Orion
Kerkering pitched the ninth, finishing a two-hitter.
Bohm matched a career high with six RBIs and had his fourth career two-homer
game. He drove a four-seam fastball from Garret Crochet (1-3) over the
right-field scoreboard in the first and a full-count cutter into the
left-center field seats in the third.
Bohm leads the Phillies with 17 RBI. He credited some tweaks to how the team
prepares for opposing pitchers this season for a better approach at the plate.
"It's a little more in depth and a little more focused work during the day
against what the guy's featuring that night," Bohm said. "Putting the machine
on an angle. Little things like that just trying to emulate what we're going to
see out there that night."
Whit Merrifield homered in the fourth off Crochet, his first with the Phillies,
and Trea Turner had his fourth three-hit game this season.
Crochet allowed seven runs and five hits in three innings.
"He got behind in the count and threw too many pitches," White Sox manager
Pedro Grifo saidl. "Every time there's a crooked number there's probably a walk
somewhere."
UP NEXT
RHP Zack Wheeler, 0-3 despite a 3.00 ERA in four starts, will pitch for the
Phillies on Saturday against Michael Soroka (0-2, 6.98).
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