Phillies turn back Pirates

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA

Maikel Franco and Freddy Galvis showed the Philadelphia Phillies a glimpse of the future.

Franco hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, Galvis was a triple shy of the cycle and the Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night.

“I always enjoy being the guy, whether it’s hitting a homer or making a catch,” Galvis said.

Galvis homered, doubled and scored the go-ahead run after an infield single and a stolen base. Justin De Fratus (3-1) pitched a scoreless inning for the win. Jonathan Papelbon finished for his 36th save in 39 chances.

The Pirates entered the night with a 11/2-game lead over Atlanta and Milwaukee for the second NL wild card. The last-place Phillies have won 10 of 15.

“It was a tight, well-pitched game, but we gifted them a run,” Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said.

Galvis led off the seventh with a grounder to deep shortstop for a single off Justin Wilson (3-4). After a pair of strikeouts, Galvis stole second. He scored on Franco’s hit to right.

“I just come in, work and try to get better every day,” Franco said.

Galvis hit a drive way out to right to tie it at 3 in the fifth.

“He likes to be the guy on the baseball field,” manager Ryne Sandberg said. “He has hidden pop and he hits in big moments.”

The Pirates lost a run after a video review showed that a fan reached over the fence and touched Starling Marte’s drive to left-center in the fifth. Marte was awarded a double instead of a homer and was stranded at third.

The Phillies took a 1-0 lead in the first on Chase Utley’s RBI single. Franco hit a popup to shallow right that fell for a double when second baseman Neil Walker couldn’t see it in the lights.

Jordy Mercer’s RBI double in the second tied it at 1. Russell Martin hit a two-run double to right, giving the Pirates a 3-2 lead in the third.

Phillies starter David Buchanan helped himself with an RBI single after Galvis hit a double off the right-field wall in the second.

Buchanan allowed three runs — two earned — and four hits in six innings.

Pirates starter Edinson Volquez gave up three runs and six hits in six innings.

“I threw 90 pitches. He took me out,” said a frustrated Volquez, who actually threw 92 pitches.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Pirates: RHP Charlie Morton threw a simulated game, but it doesn’t appear he’ll come off the disabled list soon unless the Pirates need a starter. Morton had been pitching with a sports hernia. ... INF Josh Harrison returned to the lineup for the first time in four games. Harrison, who aggravated a left ankle injury Saturday, played 3B and led off.

UP NEXT

Pirates: Former Phillies right-hander Vance Worley (6-4, 3.05 ERA) takes the mound tonight. In 2011, Worley was 11-3 with a 3.01 ERA and finished third in NL Rookie of the Year voting while helping the Phillies win a fifth straight division title. He was traded to Minnesota in 2012 in a deal for CF Ben Revere.

GLOVE WORK

Franco robbed Andrew McCutchen of an RBI hit with a diving, backhanded grab on his sharp grounder down the line in the fifth. Franco, a top prospect, has started three straight games. The Phillies have to determine whether Franco or Cody Asche is their third baseman of the future.