Harper’s slam caps 6-run 9th as Phillies stun Cubs
Tribe scores 7 in first in bombarding Yanks
PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper blasted a grand slam with one out in the ninth inning, capping a six-run rally that sent the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Thursday night for a three-game sweep.
Cubs starter Yu Darvish struck out 10, silencing Philadelphia’s bats for seven innings a night after the Phillies scored 11 runs in former manager Charlie Manuel’s debut as hitting coach.
But the Phillies rallied against Chicago’s bullpen and moved within one game of the Cubs for the NL’s second wild-card spot.
Ranger Suarez (4-1) tossed two scoreless innings to earn the win.
INDIANS 19, YANKEES 5: In New York, Jose Ramirez hit two early homers, including his first career grand slam in a seven-run opening inning, as Cleveland pummeled New York.
Carlos Santana also launched two home runs as the Yankees matched a franchise record by serving up seven. Greg Allen and Santana went back-to-back in a five-run eighth against rookie designated hitter Mike Ford, a former Ivy League pitcher and player of the year at Princeton.
Ramirez and Jason Kipnis smacked consecutive homers off opener Chad Green (2-4).
METS 10, BRAVES 8: In Atlanta, Pete Alonso drove in six runs with five hits, including a threerun homer that helped lead to Julio Teheran’s shortest career start (1⅓ innings) as New York beat Atlanta.
Alonso’s 39th homer tied Cody Bellinger for the National League rookie record. Bellinger hit 39 homers for the Dodgers in 2017, the same year the Yankees’ Aaron Judge set the major league rookie mark with 52.
New York won despite giving up six homers.
ATHLETICS 7, ASTROS 6: In Oakland, Calif., Matt Chapman hit two homers for the second straight day, connecting for the tie-breaking shot in the eighth to lead Oakland past Houston.
Four players hit two homers: the A’s Chapman and Matt Olson along with Houston’s Michael Brantley and Carlos Correa.
TWINS 13, RANGERS 6: In Arlington, Texas, Luis Arraez hit the first of three homers by Minnesota in a win over Texas.
Miguel Sanó and Eddie Rosario also went deep for Minnesota, which maintained a half-game lead over Cleveland for first in the AL Central.
REDS 2, CARDINALS 1: In Cincinnati, Sonny Gray (8-6) struck out 10 while pitching five scoreless innings for Cincinnati.
Gray, Robert Stephenson, Michael Lorenzen and Raisel Iglesias teamed for a two-hitter.
MARLINS 13, DODGERS 7: In Miami, the Marlins won despite giving up four home runs, including Cody Bellinger’s 40th.
LA increased its homer total this week at Marlins Park to 14, a franchise record for a three-game series. Max Muncy hit his 29th, Corey Seager his 12th and Kyle Garlick his third.
GIANTS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 0: In Phoenix, Evan Longoria had a 412-foot homer among his three hits and four RBIs, and Dereck Rodriguez (5-6) pitched seven strong innings in his first day back in the majors as San Francisco beat Arizona.
MARINERS 7, TIGERS 2: In Detroit, Dylan Moore homered and Kyle Seager drove in three runs in Seattle’s win over Detroit.
ANGELS 8, WHITE SOX 7: In Anaheim, Calif., Mike Trout went 4 for 4, scored four runs and hit his AL-leading 40th homer for LA.