Max Scherzer's departure Tuesday night marked the high point of the game for the Phillies: leading 3-0 heading to the sixth inning, having teed off for homers in back-to-back frames, and with Aaron Nola still packing a few more innings in his arm.
The 34-year-old righthander lasted just five innings, allowing five hits and three runs. He entered the contest averaging 12.7 strikeouts and 0.92 homers per nine innings, but struck out only five and allowed two dingers: a solo shot in the fourth by Odubel Hererra and a two-run blast by Jorge Alfaro in the fifth.