Philadelphia Phillies vs. Tampa Bay Rays: Game, player stats and box scores for September 10

The Philadelphia Phillies won the second straight game and the series as they took down the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park. Both teams have a different outlook for this season. The Rays are almost out of postseason contention while the Phillies are leading the NL East and are prime to go deep this postseason.

Ranger Suarez took the mound for the Phillies. He threw 5.1 innings for four earned runs including 12 hits and two walks. He only struck out two hitters. For the Rays, Taj Bradly threw six innings for three earned runs.

By the end of the sixth inning, both teams were tied 4-4. However, the Rays gave up five runs in the eighth to tip the scales in Phillies favor.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Tampa Bay Rays Player Stats

Philadelphia Phillies' player stats

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
K. Schwarber DH	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	.251	.372	.496	.868	8.0
a- B. Kennedy PH-DH	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	.231	.313	.462	.774	2.5
T. Turner SS	5	2	3	4	2	0	1	0	.299	.345	.474	.818	14.5
B. Harper 1B	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.378	.528	.906	7.0
N. Castellanos RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.244	.301	.407	.708	0.5
B. Stott 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.247	.320	.368	.687	-1.0
B. Marsh LF	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	.253	.333	.420	.754	3.5
K. Clemens 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.242	.273	.484	.757	2.5
J. Rojas CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.280	.319	.599	2.0
b- C. Stevenson PH-CF	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.429	.804	5.0
G. Stubbs C	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	.206	.295	.265	.560	0.0
Total	37	9	13	8	3	3	9	13	-	-	-	-	-

Tampa Bay Rays' player stats

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Morel 2B	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	3	.199	.299	.371	.670	5.5
J. Aranda 1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.205	.284	.315	.599	4.0
J. DeLuca CF	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	.215	.279	.343	.622	1.5
a- B. Lowe PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.244	.321	.475	.796	-0.5
J. Siri CF	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.186	.257	.361	.618	1.0
Y. Diaz DH	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	.280	.337	.415	.752	1.5
J. Lowe RF	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.244	.303	.405	.707	2.0
J. Caminero 3B	4	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	.260	.339	.400	.739	6.0
D. Carlson LF	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	.212	.294	.302	.596	1.0
L. Driscoll C	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.214	.214	.214	.429	2.0
J. Caballero SS	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	.231	.288	.361	.648	2.5
Total	39	4	13	4	0	4	5	24	-	-	-	-	-

Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner home runs tonight

While there were only three home runs blasted tonight, all three came from the home team. Both teams had an equal number of hits (13) but it was three big hits by the Phillies that were the difference in the game.

Leading off for the Phillies, Kyle Schwarber set a single-season record by hitting his 14th leadoff home run this season, surpassing Alfonso Soriano (13 leadoff homers for the New York Yankees, 2003). On the second pitch of Taj Bradley, Schwarber clubbed for a 437-foot solo home run in center field.

However, there will be concerns with Schwarber exiting the game in the fourth inning due to left elbow discomfort.

Trea Turner hit two home runs tonight for the Phillies. The first came in the third inning, a 381-foot, two-run home run in left-center field.

The second home run came on the most pivotal inning of the night. After pinch hitter Cal Stevenson hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning and reached home on a single by Buddy Kennedy, Turner arrived at the plate. He capped off the eighth inning with a two-run home run that went for 376 feet, giving the Phillies a winning 9-4 lead.