MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aaron Nola pitched eight sharp innings and the surging Philadelphia Phillies hit four home runs to rout the scuffling Milwaukee Brewers 10-0 on Wednesday night.
The Phillies won their season-high sixth in a row, five of them since interim manager Rob Thomson took over when Joe Girardi was fired on Friday.
The NL Central-leading Brewers have lost a season-worst five straight. Milwaukee has scored a total of six runs during its skid and been shut out three times.
Rookie Bryson Stott went 4 for 4 with a home run and double. Bryce Harper, Rhys Hoskins and Odúbel Herrera also homered for the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber added four hits, two of them doubles.
Nola (4-4), the NL leader in strikeouts, allowed four hits, walked none and fanned six.
“I felt like I was getting ahead for the most part, but I think early outs was key tonight, and guys came out early and scored a lot of runs,” Nola said. “I tried to stay on the attack all night and for the most part, it worked.”
Stott and Hoskins hit two-run homers in the third off starter Adrian Houser (3-6) to stake the Phillies to a 4-0 lead.
“Just playing every day is not the main thing, but just getting more comfortable and being more relaxed, for sure,” Stott said.
Herrera added a solo drive in the fifth off Houser, who had given up only three home runs over 51 1/3 innings in his 10 previous starts.
Harper hit a three-run homer off Luke Barker in the ninth. The Phillies have scored six or more runs in five of their six consecutive wins.
The Brewers got a runner past first base only once, when Christian Yelich singled and stole second in the sixth. Nola ended that threat by striking out Luis Urías.
“He made quality pitches and when we got something to hit, we didn’t hit it, or we didn’t hit it hard,” Brewers…
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