Phillies walk off on Harper’s slam

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper blasted a grand slam with one out in the ninth inning, capping a sixrun rally that sent the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Thursday night for a three-game sweep.

Harper delivered his biggest hit yet in his first season with the Phillies, celebrating while running around the bases and then getting mobbed by teammates at the plate.

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 second wild-card spot in the NL.

Pinch-hitter Brad Miller chased Rowan Wick with an RBI single in the ninth that cut it to 5-2, and Roman Quinn greeted Pedro Strop with an RBI single to make it a two-run game. Strop hit Rhys Hoskins to load the bases with one out.

Derek Holland entered to face Harper and got ahead 0-2 in the count. Harper fouled off a 2-2 pitch before launching his 25th homer way out to right.

Ranger Suarez tossed two scoreless innings to earn the win.

INDIANS 19, YANKEES 5: Jose Ramirez hit two early homers, including his first career grand slam in a seven-run opening inning, and Cleveland pummeled New York at Yankee Stadium in the start of a fourgame series between AL pennant contenders. Carlos Santana also launched two homers as the Yankees matched a franchise record by serving up seven.

MARLINS 13, DODGERS 7: Miami turned the tables on visiting Los Angeles in its rout-filled season series, winning despite giving up four home runs, including Cody Bellinger’s 40th.

REDS 2, CARDINALS 1: Sonny Gray struck out 10 while pitching five scoreless innings, and host Cincinnati beat St. Louis. Gray, Robert Stephenson, Michael Lorenzen and Raisel Iglesias combined for a two-hitter.

METS 10, BRAVES 8: Pete Alonso drove in six runs with five hits, including a three-run homer that helped lead to Julio Teheran’s shortest career start, and New York held on in the ninth inning to win at Atlanta.

GIANTS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 0: Evan Longoria had a 412-foot homer among his three hits and four RBIs, Dereck Rodriguez went seven innings in his first day back in the majors, and San Francisco won at Arizona.

TWINS 13, RANGERS 6: Luis Arraez homered and drove in three runs, Marwin Gonzalez went 4-for-5, and Minnesota won at Texas.

ANGELS 8, WHITE SOX 7: Mike Trout went 4-for-4, including his 40th homer this season, and host Los Angeles held on to beat Chicago.

MARINERS 7, TIGERS 2: Dylan Moore homered, and Kyle Seager had three RBIs in Seattle’s win at Detroit.