Instant Replay: Phillies 7, Padres 1

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The Phillies hit their most home runs in a game since Aug. 11, 2004, and Jerad Eickhoff finally picked up his first win of 2017 in the last game before the All-Star break.

With six homers — two from Freddy Galvis and one each from Nick Williams, Cameron Rupp, Aaron Altherr and Odubel Herrera — the Phils beat the Padres, 7-1, Sunday to avoid a sweep.

They also equaled their home run total from their previous eight games in July.

Eickhoff, returning from a three-week DL stint with an upper back strain, had not been on the right side of a decision in 17 starts dating back to last Sept. 21.

Williams started the scoring in the second inning with his first major-league home run. Galvis' multi-homer game gives him 10 on the year. He hit 20 last season.

It was a nice way to end a first half that was essentially one long series loss. At 29-58, the Phillies lost two games for every one they won.

Starting pitching report
Eickhoff threw 71 pitches in his five scoreless innings, striking out eight and allowing five hits, a walk and a hit batsman.

If not for the quick hook in his return from the DL, Eickhoff would have had a chance to set a career-high in strikeouts. He's whiffed more than eight in only four career starts, all between September 2015 and April 2016. His career-high remains 10.

Eickhoff's fastball averaged 90.6 mph — right around his season average — and maxed out at 92.2. In his last start before he went on the DL, he was averaging 88 mph.

In 21 games since June 17, Phillies starting pitchers have a 3.21 ERA with 14 quality starts. Better starting pitching should give the Phillies a chance at having a more respectable second half. Aaron Nola and Nick Pivetta are both in pretty good grooves and Eickhoff is working his way back. 

Padres right-hander Trevor Cahill also struck out eight but allowed those three homers. 

Bullpen report
Luis Garcia pitched a 1-2-3 sixth to run his scoreless innings streak to 12 ⅔. He has a 2.55 ERA and 1.10 WHIP heading into the break. It's by far the best he's looked in his five seasons with the Phils.

Neshek, the Phillies' lone All-Star, pitched a scoreless seventh and ends the first half with a 1.27 ERA. He allowed runs in just two of his 38 appearances.

Joaquin Benoit and Hector Neris pitched the final two innings of the lopsided win.

At the plate
Williams' first big-league homer was an opposite-field shot into the left-field flower beds. He added a single in his second at-bat. Through 10 games, Williams is 9 for 32 (.281) with two doubles and the home run.

Galvis' first jack went into the second deck in right field, one of the longest home runs of his career. He ends the first half hitting .251/.301/.423 with 10 homers, 37 RBIs and Gold Glove-caliber defense.

Rupp has had consecutive multi-hit games, which he's really needed. Prior to these last two games, he had just one multi-hit effort in his last 14. His home run was No. 6, as was Odubel Herrera's.

Altherr reached base three times out of the leadoff spot with a homer, a double and a hit by pitch. He ends the first half hitting .284 with 14 homers, 44 RBIs and a .886 OPS.

On the bases
Williams was nailed at second by Padres catcher Austin Hedges in his first major-league stolen base attempt.

Up next
The All-Star break runs Monday through Thursday. The Phillies are back in action Friday night in Milwaukee. They begin the second half with a six-game road trip to Milwaukee and Miami before returning home for a 10-game homestand against the Brewers, Astros and Braves.

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