The Columbus Dispatch

Franco, Altherr hit slams as Phillies rout Marlins

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PHILADELPH­IA — Maikel Franco and Aaron Altherr each hit a grand slam, Carlos Santana and Jorge Alfaro also went deep and the Philadelph­ia Phillies routed the Miami Marlins 20-1 Saturday night.

Vince Velasquez (1-1) allowed one run and four hits, striking out six in six innings.

RED SOX 10, RAYS 3: Xander Bogaerts hit the first grand slam by a Boston player since the end of the 2016 season and drove in a career-best six runs to carry the Red Sox to their seventh straight victory.

METS 3, NATIONALS 2: Asdrubal Cabrera hit an RBI double and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh Boston Red Sox’s Xander Bogaerts watches his grand slam during the second inning Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park in Boston.

inning, helping the New York Mets come back to beat the Washington Nationals for their fourth straight win despite Bryce Harper’s fifth homer. CARDINALS 5, DIAMONDBAC­KS 3: In the coldest home start in Cardinals’ history, Jose Martinez homered and drove in four runs as St. Louis ended Arizona’s four-game

winning streak.

CUBS 5, BREWERS 2: Ian Happ hit a tiebreakin­g two-run single during Chicago’s four-run ninth, helping the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers. GIANTS 7, DODGERS 5: Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run homer to cap a 12-pitch at-bat in the 14th inning, giving him a career-high six hits and San Francisco a victory over Los Angeles.

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