The Philadelphia Phillies capped off a remarkable August with a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday evening in Phoenix. Shortstop Bryson Stott drove in the game’s first run with a towering 464-foot homer to right field in the second inning, while starter Aaron Nola delivered another quality performance on the mound to extend the team’s hot streak.
Philadelphia’s offensive support came early, with Bryce Harper adding to the lead in the third inning when his double off the center field wall scored Garrett Stubbs. The Diamondbacks managed to cut into the deficit later that inning when Geraldo Perdomo scored on Gabriel Moreno’s double down the left field line, but the Phillies’ two-run advantage held up. Nola pitched into the sixth inning, allowing just one run on five hits while striking out five batters, continuing a stretch in which he has given up two runs or fewer in five consecutive starts.
The Phillies’ dominant month included winning their fifth consecutive game and 14 of their last 16 contests, finishing August with a 21-7 record—the best in Major League Baseball. The team now trails the Atlanta Braves by four games in the National League East. The Diamondbacks, meanwhile, received three-time All-Star Ketel Marte’s return to the lineup as the designated hitter, though they dropped further back in the wild-card race with the loss.
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