Well, the offense showed up. They hit 15 hits, including three home runs and a couple of doubles, and scored eight runs. Unfortunately, the pitching was terrible and the defense wasn’t much help.

On the other hand, Kyle Schwarber decided to do it himself. He went 5-6 with three home runs and a double, striking out six. The other Phillies did their part, with a dozen hits and six walks, but it was Schwarber who was insurmountable for the Jays’ pitchers tonight.

It was not a duel of pitchers. The Phillies scored first with a home run by Kyle Schwarber in the first inning. But their lead did not last. In the second half, George Springer hit a single to first and Daulton Varsho followed with a home run of his own to take a 2-1 lead. Vlad Guerrero Jr. then hit a single, Spencer Horwitz hit a double and Will Wagner brought home the third run with a fielder’s choice groundout. An Alejandro Kirk single and an Addison Barger home run added three more to make it 6-1. That put Tyler Phillips out of the game after just two-thirds of an inning. Tanner Banks and Jose Alvarado did better, holding the Jays at bay for the next 2.1 innings.

Chris Bassitt got Philly back in the game in the third inning. A double, an error by Barger at third base and a single loaded the bases with no one out. Nick Castellanos scored a run on a ground out and Bryson Stott scored another on a double home run, bringing the game to 6-3. Later in the inning, they loaded the bases again, but Bassitt escaped the jam. Schwarber hit his second home run of the night in the fourth inning, cutting the deficit to two runs. He allowed a couple more baserunners in the fifth inning and came back for one out in the sixth before giving way to Brendon Little. Bassitt’s final total was 4 runs (3 earned) on 10 hits with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts. He didn’t get the help he would have liked from his defense, but he was still lucky to get away with just four runs.

Little managed to get out of the sixth inning with a single. They managed to score a few more runs in the second half, facing Taijuan Waker, who had replaced Alvarado at the start of the fourth inning. A Springer single paved the way for Vlad, whose 28th home run of the year made it 8-4.

In the seventh inning, the bullpen struggled. Zach Pop got one out while hitting a batter and allowing a double. The Jays turned to Erik Swanson, who walked the first two batters he faced to load the bases and force a run. Kody Klemens hit a soft grounder to third base, and Ernie Clement made a nice dive to hit the baseman and force the runner out, but another run was scored on the play. Hopefully it will work the third time. John Schneider called on Genesis Cabrera to face Kyle Schwarber for the game-winning run. He got a ground ball to first base, but it bounced off Vlad’s glove, allowing Schwarber to reach base and score a run. It was ruled a hit, but really should have been an error. Trea Turner flew out to end the inning, but the Phillies cut the Jays’ lead to 8-7.

Things remained shaky in the eighth inning. Cabrera managed two walks and a single, but a double play and a good pick by Will Wagner at second base saved him. Vlad managed a double in the second half for his fourth hit of the night, but they couldn’t cash in.

The bottom finally broke in the ninth inning. Chad Green allowed a single and a double to score two runs for Schwarber, who hit his third of the night into the second deck to put Philly back in the lead, 10-8. He struck out the next two, but it took him 30 pitches to do so, and Ryan Burr had to step in to clean up the mess.

Matt Strahm struck out the first two Blue Jays in the ninth inning. Leo Jimenez didn’t let them go easily and brought Toronto within one point with a home run, but Ernie Clement ended the game with a pop-out.

Jay of the day: Varsho (0.113) and Guerrero (0.137).

No: Green (-0.755) has one of the worst numbers I can remember. Bassitt, Pop and Swanson don’t have that number, but they all deserve the shame nonetheless.

Kicking off tomorrow at 3:07 p.m. ET, Bowden Francis (8-3, 3.66) will look to avenge both today’s loss and FSU’s 0-2 start against Christopher Sanchez (9-9, 3.49).