Harper hits 2 home runs as Nationals beat Phillies

Giants’ Parker on disabled list

WASHINGTON, April 17, (Agencies): Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer in the third inning and a gameending, three-run drive with two outs in the ninth to lead the Washington Nationals over the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 on Sunday.

Harper’s first home run, off Jerad Eickhoff, broke a 1-1 tie. His second, the fourth walkoff homer of his big league career, overcame a 4-3 deficit against Joaquin Benoit (0-1).

Shawn Kelley (2-0) relieved with the bases loaded in the ninth and got Maikel Franco to ground into a forceout.

Pirates 6, Cubs 1 In Chicago, Adam Frazier homered and Pittsburgh scored six runs in the final two innings to complete a three-game sweep of the World Series champions. The Pirates went just 4-14 against the Cubs last year, including 1-8 at Wrigley Field.

Jameson Taillon (1-0) allowed an unearned run and struck out six in seven innings. Cubs starter Jon Lester pitched three-hit ball for seven innings and left with a 1-0 lead.

The Pirates scored three times in the eighth off Koji Uehara (0-1), getting the go-ahead run when pinch runner Alec Hanson slid home on Andrew Mc- runs, four hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings. He was activated before the game after recovering from a back strain.

Orioles 11, Blue Jays 4 In Toronto, Trey Mancini homered twice for the second time in three games, a three-run shot off Ryan Tepera in the sixth and a solo drive off Matt Dermody in the eighth. Mancini, who finished 3 for 5 with four RBIs, matched the major league record for home runs in the first 12 games of a career with seven, joining Trevor Story and Dino Restelli.

Dylan Bundy (2-1) gave up five hits in six shutout innings

Toronto lost left-hander J.A. Happ (0-3) to a sore elbow in the fifth inning, another blow to a suddenly thin starting rotation. Before the game, the Blue Jays put right-hander Aaron Sanchez on the 10-day disabled list with a blister on his middle finger.

Marlins 4, Mets 2 In Miami, rookie J.T. Riddle hit a two-run homer against Addison Reed (0-1) with two outs in the ninth.

Marlins starter Dan Straily and three relievers didn’t allow a hit until Neil Walker singled with two outs in the eighth. Miami won the final three of a four-game series.

Pinch-hitter Asdrubal Cabrera tied the score in the ninth with a two-out, two-run single off David Phelps (2-1).

Tigers 4, Indians 1 In Cleveland, Matthew Boyd (2-1) allowed one run in six innings and Alex Avila hit a two-run homer.

Carlos Carrasco (1-1) made his first appearance against Detroit since his right hand was broken by Ian Kinsler’s line drive in September. Carrasco gave up two runs, four hits and five walks in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out five, including Justin Upton three times.

Cleveland went 14-4 against Detroit last year as it won the AL Central. The Indians have lost seven of nine after an opening three-game sweep of Texas.

Brewers 4, Reds 2 In Cincinnati, Ryan Braun hit a goahead, two-run homer and Eric Thames added a solo shot for his fifth home run of the series as Milwaukee won for the fifth time in in six games.

Sal Romano (0-1) started in place of injured Rookie Davis and lasted three innings in his major league debut. The 23-year-old right-hander allowed four walks, three hits and three runs.

Left-hander Brandon Finnegan became the fourth Reds starting pitcher to go on the disabled list and is expected to miss at least a month because of a strained left shoulder.

Wily Peralta (3-0) gave up two runs, three hits and three walks in six innings. Neftali Feliz struck out two in a perfect ninth for his fourth save.

Red Sox 7, Rays 5 In Boston, Mitch Moreland hit a goahead, two-run single in the seventh off left-hander Xavier Cedeno after Boston, trailing 5-4, loading the bases against Danny Farquhar (0-1),

Pablo Sandoval had a two-run homer for the Red Sox, who won their second straight after losing five of eight.

Atlanta Braves’ Freddie Freeman (5) scores on a Brandon Phillips two-run base hit in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on April 16, in Atlanta. Atlanta won 9-2. (AP)

Joe Kelly (2-0) allowed one hit in 2-2/3 scoreless innings, and Craig Kimbrel struck out two in a perfect ninth for his fifth save.

Royals 1, Angels 0 In Kansas City, Missouri, Alcides Escobar hit an RBI single in the ninth off Cam Bedrosian after Salvador Perez’s leading single against Blake Parker (0-1),

Kelvin Herrera (1-0) threw an eightpitch flawless ninth after Ian Kennedy pitched two-hit ball and struck out 10 over eight innings.

Kansas City has won four straight, the Los Angeles has lost five in a row.

Rockies 4, Giants 3 In San Francisco, rookie Antonio Senzatela (2-0) settled down after a rough first inning, holding San Francisco scoreless on four hits over the next six to win his second straight start.

Charlie Blackmon led off the game with a homer and Nolan Arenado celebrated his 26th birthday with a tworun double to cap a three-run first as the Rockies took three of four in the series.

Senzatela allowed three runs and seven hits in seven innings and Greg Holland pitched a perfect ninth for his seventh straight save this season.

Jeff Samardzija (0-3) struck out eight while allowing four runs in seven innings.

The San Francisco Giants placed outfielder Jarrett Parker on the disabled list Sunday, one day after he broke his right collarbone crashing into the outfield fence to catch a fly ball. Parker was hitting .143 with two runs-batted-in in nine games this season.

The 28-year-old left fielder robbed Colorado’s DJ LeMahieu of a potential extra-base hit in the Rockies’ 5-0 win on Saturday.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Parker likely will be out for about eight weeks after undergoing surgery.

White Sox 3, Twins 1 In Minneapolis, Avisail Garcia had a career-high four hits, including an opposite-field, two-run homer to right off Ryan Pressly (0-2) in the 10th inning.

Nate Jones (1-0) struck out two in a perfect ninth, and David Robertson fanned his first two batters in a 1-23 10th for his third save in as many chances.

Brian Dozier hit an inside-the-park home run for the Twins.

Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 1 In Los Angeles, Taijuan Walker (21) struck out seven and allowed a run and four hits over five innings.

Los Angeles starter Rich Hill (1-1) was activated from the disabled list before this start after missing time with a blister on his left middle finger, but he re-aggravated the blister and made it only three innings and 54 pitches before leaving. The left-hander allowed two runs, five hits and two walks and struck out two.

Chris Iannetta hit a solo homer off Hill in the third inning and five batters later, Hill walked Jake Lamb with the bases loaded for a 2-0 Arizona lead. Paul Goldschmidt singled in another run in the seventh inning.

Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth for his fourth save.

Mariners 8, Rangers 7 In Seattle, Nelson Cruz singled in the tiebreaking run to cap a two-run, ninthinning rally as Seattle overcame a 6-1 deficit to complete a three-game sweep.

Nomar Mazara gave Texas a 7-6 lead when he led off the ninth against Edwin Diaz (1-1) with his fourth homer.

Mitch Haniger walked against Sam Dyson (0-3) with the bases loaded and Cruz hit a sharp bases-loaded grounder up the middle. While Elvis Andrus snagged the ball with a dive, the shortstop’s off-balance glove flip to second was off line.

Seattle rebounded on Haniger’s three-run homer in the third, Danny Valencia’s RBI single in the sixth and Guillermo Heredia homer opening the seventh. Haniger preserved the tie in the eighth with a leaping catch at the top of the wall in right-center to rob Joey Gallo of a potential two-run homer. ShinSoo Choo had a three-run homer in the second and two-run double in the third. Arizona Diamondbacks’ Yasmany Tomas (below), is forced out at second as Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager throws out Brandon Drury at first during the second inning of a baseball game April 16, in Los Angeles. (AP)