Adolis García, Phillies' bats come alive to sweep Padres

Lochlahn March, The Philadelphia Inquirer on Jun 4, 2026

Published in Baseball

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PHILADELPHIA — Adolis García let the bat flip out of his hands and stretched his arms wide as he watched the ball fly.

It had been awhile since the Phillies right fielder had hit something to admire. His last homer before Thursday came on May 6, and since then he’d slipped into a deep slump. García went from batting cleanup to eighth in the Phillies’ order as his batting average dropped below .200.

But he followed up an RBI double on Wednesday with the solo homer on Thursday, which was a promising sign in the Phillies’ 6-4 win over the Padres. It helped complete the season series sweep over San Diego.

Also promising was the fact that the Phillies scored six runs in the game, marking their first time doing so since May 17 against the Pirates.

Zack Wheeler, meanwhile, held the Padres without a hit until the sixth inning. Bryce Johnson broke up the no-hitter with a bloop to shallow left field, out of reach of shortstop Trea Turner, but Wheeler immediately rebounded by inducing a double play.

The Padres whiffed on Wheeler’s fastball 10 times before Manny Machado caught up to one in the seventh inning, sending it into the left-field seats for a two-run homer. Wheeler had lost his command somewhat in the inning, walking two, but he battled through it and struck out Miguel Andujar on a splitter to limit the damage.

Wheeler finished seven innings, allowing two hits and three walks, and struck out eight.

Bryson Stott got the Phillies on the board in the fourth with an RBI single, driving in Bryce Harper from second base.

Justin Crawford accounted for two of the Phillies’ runs, using his speed and capitalizing on a few San Diego miscues. After García’s homer in the fifth, Crawford doubled, advanced to third on a groundout, and scored on a pickoff attempt from Yuki Matsui that sailed into right field.

In the seventh, Crawford walked, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by Padres catcher Freddy Fermin. He was then able to score easily on a single from Turner. It sparked a three-run inning for the Phillies.

Turner slid under the tag at home safely after Brandon Marsh hit into a fielder’s choice, and Alec Bohm drove in another run with a single to center.

Orion Kerkering pitched a scoreless eighth, working around a single and a walk. The Phillies’ three-run outburst in the seventh became crucial when José Alvarado surrendered a two-run home run to Jackson Merrill before recording an out in the ninth.

Alvarado bounced back, retiring the next three Padres with a groundout, fly out and strikeout to close out the win.