PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 6: Kyle Schwarber #12 of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts after hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Citizens Bank Park on June 6, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo b PHILADELPHIA - Kyle Schwarber hit a leadoff homer, Taijuan Walker threw seven scoreless innings and the Philadelphia Phillies won their fourth straight, 1-0 over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.Walker (5-3) allowed two hits, Seranthony Dominguez worked the eighth and Craig Kimbrel completed the three-hitter, striking out the side in order for his ninth save in as many chances.
The defending NL champion Phillies pulled within three games of .500 (29-32).Miguel Cabrera had the Tigers' only extra-base hit, a one-out double in the fifth.
Detroit has lost all five on a six-game trip that ends Wednesday night at Philadelphia.Four Tigers pitchers held the Phillies to three hits, but the first one was all that mattered in a game that took 2 hours, 7 minutes.Schwarber drove a 2-2 fastball from Tyler Alexander (1-1) to right-center in the first, his 16th homer this season and third this month.
The slugger had 12 homers in 27 games last June and entered play on Tuesday ranked first among any player since at least 1900 with an average of one home run every 9.78 at-bats in June.Walker struck out the side in the first and was sharp throughout in his best start since signing a four-year, $72 million free-agent deal with the Phillies last offseason.