PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper homered for the third straight game, Roman Quinn and J.T. Realmuto also went deep and Philadelphia’s resurgent offense remained red-hot in an 8-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
The Phillies had 12 hits, and tied their season-high winning streak at four in a row while pulling even with the Chicago Cubs for the second NL wild-card spot.
Since Charlie Manuel arrived as the team’s new hitting coach on Wednesday, the Phillies are batting .337 with eight doubles, seven homers and 25 RBIs.
Manuel’s presence seems to paying off huge for Harper, as the slugger is 6-for-12 with four homers and 10 RBIs in the last three contests.