PHILADELPHIA — Adolis García hit his first home run in nearly a month, Zack Wheeler allowed two hits in seven innings and the Philadelphia Phillies passed the San Diego Padres in the NL wild-card standings with a 6-4 victory on Thursday to complete a season sweep.
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García, who signed with Philadelphia in the offseason to provide right-handed power to the lineup, went deep for the first time since May 6. His fifth homer this season came off San Diego starter Lucas Giolito (2-1) in the fifth inning to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead.
Wheeler (5-1) took a no-hitter into the sixth before it was broken up on a bloop single by Bryce Johnson. Wheeler allowed two runs on a homer by Manny Machado while striking out eight.
The Phillies completed their second sweep of the Padres in a week, winning all six games this season. They are 24-10 under interim manager Don Mattingly and have gone from 10 games under .500 to a wild-card position in 37 days.
Bryson Stott, Trea Turner and Alec Bohm had RBI singles for the Phillies, who have won seven of their last nine games.
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The other Philadelphia runs scored on a throwing error by San Diego reliever Yuki Matsui on a pickoff attempt and a fielder’s choice by Brandon Marsh. It was the first time Philadelphia scored more than four runs since May 18, a span of 13 games.
Jackson Merrill homered in the ninth for the Padres, who have lost five straight games and 9 of 10, scoring a total of 17 runs in their nine losses.
The Padres return home to open a three-game series against the New York Mets on Friday. San Diego RHP Michael King (4-4, 3.18 ERA) starts against New York RHP Christian Scott (1-0, 2.97).
LHP Jesus Luzardo (4-4, 4.30) starts for the Phillies on Friday when they begin a three-day series against the Chicago White Sox and LHP Anthony Kay (5-1, 3.77).
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