The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)

COAST TO COAST

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SHAKY START

Hart pitched in and out of trouble in the first after allowing Andrew McCutchen’s leadoff double and walking Hoskins and Bryce Harper to load the bases with no outs

Gosselin hit a one-out RBI single. Gregorius then flied out to center fielder Bradley, who threw out a tagging Hoskins at home plate for an apparent inning-ending double play. The Phillies challenged the tag at the plate and the call was overturned.

Hart struck out Alex Bohm to end the early rally.

BATTING FIRST

Philadelph­ia entered with a major league-best .268 batting average and led the majors scoring 5.72 runs per games after pounding out a season-best 16 hits and matching a season high for runs on Tuesday.

Boston claimed righthande­r Andrew Triggs off waivers from the San Francisco Giants during the game. Left-hander Stephen Gonsalves was designated for assignment. The Red Sox entered with a major league-worst 6.36 team ERA.

TRAINER’S ROOM

PHILLIES » INF Jean Segura (hamstring) sat for a second straight game after being injured Sunday against the Mets. He is considered day-to-day. … RF Jay Bruce (rest) had the day off after hitting a three-run homer and driving in four runs Tuesday.

RED SOX » DH J.D. Martinez (dehydratio­n) was not in the lineup after leaving Tuesday’s game in the fifth inning. … INF Christian Arroyo was reinstated from the injured list. RHP Marcus Walden was optioned to the team’s alternate training site and RHP Mike Shawaryn was designated for assignment.

UP NEXT

PHILLIES » Will play a seveninnin­g doublehead­er Thursday against the Blue Jays in Buffalo after their threegame series in late July was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. Manager Joe Girardi had not announced either starter.

RED SOX » RHP Nathan Eovaldi (1-2, 5.93 ERA) starts the first of four games in Baltimore on Thursday. He looks to bounce back after allowing a season-high eight runs in 5 1/3 innings against the Yankees on Aug. 15.

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