Segura opens game with HR; Phillies end Boston's home streak

BOSTON (AP) — Jean Segura and Alec Bohm homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped Boston's nine-game home winning streak with an 11-2 victory over the Red Sox on Saturday.

Segura opened the game with a drive over the Green Monster, and Bohm made it 3-0 with a two-run shot against Martín Pérez (7-5) in the second. The Phillies then broke it open with eight runs in the eighth, earning their fourth win six games.

Segura finished with three hits and three RBIs. Rhys Hoskins and Bryce Harper each hit a two-run double, and Bailey Falter (1-0) pitched two hitless innings for his first major league victory.

“We have everyone back, which is nice, and we had contributions from everyone up and down the lineup,” Phillies manager Joe Girardi said. “Two guys can't carry a team. When you score runs, it's nice.”

Xander Bogaerts hit a solo homer for Boston, which lost for just fourth time in 15 games. It was the team's longest win streak at Fenway Park since 2011.

After Sunday’s series finale, Boston will enter the All-Star break atop the AL East a year after posting its second-worst winning percentage in 88 years. The Red Sox were just 24-36 in last season’s pandemic-reduced season.

Segura's 10th career leadoff homer left the ballpark. Bohm's sixth homer of the season also went over the Monster, a drive that bounced off a billboard near the left-field foul pole and led to loud cheers of “Let’s Go Phillies!” from the right-field corner.

The Phillies can go into the break at .500 with a victory on Sunday.

“I can tell you what: It can feel a lot better than being two games below,” Hoskins said.

Ronald Torreyes had three hits for Philadelphia, including a run-scoring single in the eighth.

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