Kody Clemens's two-run homer lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday for a two-game sweep.
led off the first inning for Philadelphia with a solo home run, hitting the long ball at Rogers Centre for a second consecutive day.The rare loss came a day after Francis was named the American League's pitcher of the month for August. Francis had a 4-1 record across five starts and a relief appearance in August with a 1.05 earned-run average and 39 strikeouts.
Schwarber picked up where he left off on Wednesday, launching a 92.9 m.p.h. four-seam fastball — the second pitch of the game — to the second deck in right field at Rogers Centre. The 32nd home run of Schwarber's season came a day after he hit three homers and drove in six runs in Philadelphia's 10-9 come-from-behind victory over the Blue Jays.more than enough time to sprint home from second. Kirk followed that up with a double of his own to centre to bring Guerrero home for a 2-1 lead.
Clemens re-took Philadelphia's lead in the second, hitting his fourth homer of the season to deep right field. Clemens, whose father Roger Clemens played for the Blue Jays in 1997 and 1998, drove inIt came on a 92.9 m.p.h. four-seam fastball from Francis and travelled 368 feet to right field. Realmuto tacked on another run in the ninth. His 12th homer of the year came on an 84.3 m.p.h. slider from Burr. He launched it 394 feet to left-centre field for a 4-2 Philadelphia lead.left the game after the first inning with a left elbow contusion after being hit by a pitch.
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