Phillies, winners of 14 of their last 18, drop an 8-2 decision

Philadelphia's Phillies (15-9) have been a relatively hot team early in the 2018 baseball season, but they can't win every game.

After winning 14 of their last 18 games, the Phillies were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 on Thursday at Citizens' Bank Park in Philadelphia.

Arizona (17-7) exploded for eight runs in the first three innings to put the pressure on the Phillies early with the Diamondbacks' Jarrod Dyson, Nick Ahmed, and David Peralta all homering.

Aaron Altherr had an RBI double for the Phillies in the bottom of the fourth inning Thursday and he knocked in the Phillies' other run in the sixth inning. That was all the offense the Phillies could muster on the evening, however.

The Phillies, 66-96 last season, are currently a half-game behind the New York Mets (15-8) for first place in the National League East.

Philadelphia hosts the Atlanta Braves (14-10) on Friday evening in the first game of a three game series.