The Reporter (Lansdale, PA)

Hoskins, Florimon lift Phillies over Giants

Rookie hits another home run against San Fran

- By Michael Wagaman

Rookie Rhys Hoskins homered again and Pedro Florimon contribute­d with his bat and arm, sending the Philadelph­ia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants 5-2 Sunday.

Hoskins connected for a solo drive in the ninth inning, making him the first Phillies player in at least 100 years to hit five home runs in his first 11 major league games.

Florimon had a two-run single off Hunter Strickland (2-3) to cap a three-run eighth inning that made it 4-2. Florimon also had an RBI double off starter Madison Bumgarner in the second, then made a sparkling defensive play in left field to throw out Buster Posey at the plate in

the bottom half of the inning.

Adam Morgan (2-1) retired three batters to win, a day after throwing just one pitch and getting the victory.

Hector Neris pitched 1 1/3 innings for his 15th save. He struck out Pablo Sandoval with the bases loaded to end the eighth after hitting Buster Posey in the back with a pitch, then fanned Denard Span with two on in the ninth to end it.

The Phillies won the season series against the Giants for the first time since 2011.

Bumgarner allowed one run and four hits in six innings. He stayed in despite taking a sharp line drive off his left shin in the second inning by Nick Williams — earlier this month, Williams hit Mets ace Jacob deGrom in the triceps with a line drive, forcing him from the game.

The Phillies trailed 2-1 going into the eighth. Hoskins and Franco hit consecutiv­e one-out singles before Jorge Alfaro tied it with an RBI single. After Williams singled to load the bases, Florimon slapped a 1-2 pitch into right field.

Posey had two hits and an RBI, extending his hitting streak against the Phillies to 22 games. Kelby Tomlinson scored a run and Ryder Jones doubled and scored for San Francisco.

TRAINER’S ROOM » Giants: 2B Joe Panik (concussion symptoms) continues to make steady progress and could come off the disabled list in time to join San Francisco on its upcoming road trip that begins Friday in Arizona.

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 ?? BEN MARGOT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? Philadelph­ia Phillies’ Jorge Alfaro, right, celebrates with Maikel Franco (7) after scoring against the San Francisco Giants in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday in San Francisco. Both scored on a single by Phillies’ Pedro Florimon.
BEN MARGOT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Philadelph­ia Phillies’ Jorge Alfaro, right, celebrates with Maikel Franco (7) after scoring against the San Francisco Giants in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday in San Francisco. Both scored on a single by Phillies’ Pedro Florimon.
 ?? BEN MARGOT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? Philadelph­ia Phillies’ Hector Neris celebrates the 5-2 win over the San Francisco Giants at the end of a baseball game, Sunday in San Francisco.
BEN MARGOT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Philadelph­ia Phillies’ Hector Neris celebrates the 5-2 win over the San Francisco Giants at the end of a baseball game, Sunday in San Francisco.
 ?? BEN MARGOT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? Philadelph­ia Phillies catcher Jorge Alfaro (38) tags out San Francisco Giants’ Buster Posey in the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday in San Francisco. Posey tried to score on a single by Giants’ Brandon Crawford. At right is home plate umpire...
BEN MARGOT — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Philadelph­ia Phillies catcher Jorge Alfaro (38) tags out San Francisco Giants’ Buster Posey in the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday in San Francisco. Posey tried to score on a single by Giants’ Brandon Crawford. At right is home plate umpire...

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