Max Kepler watched it fly. On Monday, he would have had his first homer — and extra-base hit — since June 16, but Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill hauled it back over the wall before it could become a three-run shot.

Max Kepler and Brandon Marsh each homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 to earn a doubleheader split.

With Gavin Sheets on first and two outs, Sánchez and Padres third baseman Jose Iglesias had an epic 10-pitch battle that had Iglesias foul off six pitches. With the count 2-2, Sánchez froze Iglesias with a 96-mile-an-hour sinker for the final out of the inning. He threw 7.0 innings on an 85-pitch gem.