PHILADELPHIA (AP) Spencer Turnbull held a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, Alex Bohm hit two three-run homers, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-0 on Friday night, extending their winning streak to four games.
Chicago has dropped seven of eight games and 12 of 14, plummeting to a major league-worst 3-16 record. The White Sox have seven shutouts and a major league-low.190 batting average.
Turnbull (2-0) didn’t let up a hit until Gavin Sheets singled to right field with one out in the seventh. He struck out six and walked two, going seven innings for the first time since Detroit’s no-hitter against Seattle on May 18, 2021.
After allowing Paul DeJong to walk with two outs in the second, Turnbull retired 14 consecutive batters. Over the last four games, Phillies starters have allowed one earned run in 29 1/3 innings.
Before the game, the Phillies announced that Taijuan Walker would make one more rehab start for Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday. He may then return to the Phillies rotation, potentially forcing Turnbull to shift to the bullpen.
Matt Strahm allowed Nicky Lopez’s one-out single in the eighth inning, and Orion Kerkering threw the ninth to complete a two-hitter.
Bohm tied his career high of six RBIs and had his fourth two-homer game. He hit a four-seam fastball off Garret Crochet (1-3) over the right-field scoreboard in the first and a full-count cutter into the left-center field seats in the third.
Whit Merrifield homered in the fourth off Crochet, his first with the Phillies, and Trea Turner had his fourth three-hit game of the season.
Crochet allowed seven runs and five hits over three innings.
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