Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Phillies win

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Bryce Harper (above) of the Philadelph­ia Phillies hit a two-run double off Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Phillies rallied for a 9-8 victory Tuesday night in Philadelph­ia.

PHILLIES 9, DODGERS 8

PHILADELPH­IA — Bryce Harper threw his helmet off rounding the bases, thrust his arms in the air and screamed while teammates stormed out of the dugout to mob him.

That’s what Philadelph­ia has been waiting for from its $330 million man.

Harper hit a two-run double off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen with one out in the bottom of the ninth after pinch-hitter Matt Beaty hit a three-run home run off Phillies closer Hector Neris in the top half, rallying Philadelph­ia to a 9-8 victory over Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

“That’s what baseball is all about,” Harper said. “Against one of the best closers, it’s always fun.”

Pinch-hitter Andrew Knapp hit a double with one out after Adam Haseley’s grounder hit off Jansen’s right foot near the ankle and rolled to first base. Cesar Hernandez followed with a single and Scott Kingery’s bloop single to center scored Knapp to get the Phillies within a run. Harper then ripped a ball to the gap that bounced off A.J. Pollock’s glove and went to the wall to win it.

“That was a huge moment for Bryce,” Phillies Manager Gabe Kapler said. “You could see how important that was for him.”

The Phillies rebounded from a 16-2 loss in the opener of a four-game series against the two-time defending National League champions.

Cody Bellinger hit his major league-leading 34th home run and Max Muncy, A.J. Pollock and Joc Pederson also went deep for the Dodgers.

Harper hit a three-run home run and had five RBI for the first time since April 19, 2017, at Atlanta. Brad Miller and Kingery also connected for the Phillies.

MARLINS 12, PADRES 7 Brian Anderson (Arkansas Razorbacks) hit a three-run home run in the first inning and Miami dealt visiting San Diego its fourth consecutiv­e loss.

PIRATES 3, CARDINALS 1 Colin Moran drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single and Pittsburgh scored twice in the ninth to beat host St. Louis.

CUBS 4, REDS 3 (10) Kyle Schwarber hit a solo home run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to rally host Chicago past Cincinnati.

BREWERS 13, BRAVES 1 Christian Yelich hit his second career grand slam, Keston Hiura and Lorenzo Cain each had a solo home run and Milwaukee routed visiting Atlanta.

GIANTS 8, ROCKIES 4 (10) Alex Dickerson had a career-best four hits, including the goahead RBI single in San Francisco’s four-run 10th inning, as the Giants outlasted host Colorado.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

YANKEES 8, RAYS 3 Aaron Judge hit a goahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning, Didi Gregorius followed with a grand slam as New York beat host Tampa Bay.

ROYALS 11, WHITE SOX 0 Glenn Sparkman pitched a five-hitter for his first career complete game, Whit Merrifield and Hunter Dozier each had three hits including a home run as Kansas City blanked visiting Chicago.

INDIANS 8, TIGERS 0 Oscar Mercado hit a two-run home run and Zach Plesac and three relievers combined for a one-hitter as Cleveland beat Detroit.

BLUE JAYS 10, RED SOX 4 Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run home run off new Boston starter Andrew Cashner, and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had three hits to lead visiting Toronto over the Red Sox.

INTERLEAGU­E

NATIONALS 8, ORIOLES 1 Matt Adams and Juan Soto hit home runs and rookie Austin Voth extended a streak of strong performanc­es by Washington’s rotation in a victory over host Baltimore.

DIAMONDBAC­KS 9, RANGERS 2 Rookie Alex Young allowed one run in 51/3 innings to help visiting Arizona beat Texas.

METS 3, TWINS 2 Michael Conforto went 4 for 4 and drove in the go-ahead run with a twoout single in the fifth inning, helping New York over host Minnesota.

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