JP Sears allowed three home runs and the Oakland Athletics’ offense sputtered in a 6-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies Friday night at the Oakland Coliseum.
Things got off to a rocky start for Sears as Kyle Schwarber jumped on the first pitch of the game and drove it out to right to give the Phillies an early lead. Sears retired the next three hitters in order to end the first with no further damage. However, J.T. Realmuto stung him again with a leadoff homer to left center to start the second to extend the Phillies’ lead to 2-0.