Harper homers and Bohm extends his hitting streak; Phillies beat Giants
PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper launched a three-run homer, Alec Bohm extended his hitting streak to 18 games and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Sunday night for their fifth straight victory.
J.T. Realmuto added three hits for the surging Phillies, who have won nine of 10 and 16 of 19. They own the best record in the majors at 24-11, which marks their best 35-game start since 1995.
Philadelphia’s nine-game home winning streak matches the longest in the majors this year. The club has also won 10 in a row against NL West opponents, tying a franchise record.
Thairo Estrada hit a two-run homer and Michael Conforto had an RBI double for the Giants, who have lost three straight and five of six.
Harper drove a 1-1 changeup from starter Logan Webb (3-3) into the Phillies’ bullpen in the third inning for his seventh homer of the season.
Bohm kept his hitting streak alive in his final at-bat, ripping a double off Taylor Rogers down the left-field line. It’s the longest run in the majors this season.
Taijuan Walker (2-0) allowed three runs and five hits over 6 1/3 innings in his second start of the season. He struck out seven and walked one.
Jose Alvarado earned his seventh save despite allowing a solo homer to Jackson Reetz in the ninth. It was Reetz’s first big league homer.
Edmundo Sosa and Bryson Stott also had RBI hits for Philadelphia.
The Phillies won despite striking out 17 times. It’s the second time in the last four games that they have managed to win despite striking out that many times. They whiffed 18 times in a road win against the Los Angeles Angels last Wednesday.
Webb lasted just four innings. He allowed five runs, four earned, and six hits.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Giants: For the second straight day, San Francisco put a catcher on the injured list. Tom Murphy was placed on the 10-day IL with a left knee sprain. To replace him, the Giants selected Reetz from Triple-A Sacramento. RHP Mitch White was designated for assignment, and RHP Daulton Jefferies was recalled from the minors.
UP NEXT
The teams finish their fourgame series Monday afternoon. RHP Mason Black will make his major league debut for San Francisco against RHP Zack Wheeler (3-3, 1.91 ERA).
DIAMONDBACKS END 3-GAME LOSING STREAK
PHOENIX — Ketel Marte and Joc Pederson homered to back Ryne Nelson’s return to the mound and the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped a three-game losing streak Sunday, defeating the San Diego Padres 11-4.
The Diamondbacks roughed up Padres starter Matt Waldron (1-4), who gave up eight runs (seven earned) and eight hits in three innings.
Marte’s two-run homer and Corbin Carroll’s two-run single came in a four-run first inning.
“From the first inning on, it just seemed like it was all synced up and moving in a really good direction,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “It just kept flowing throughout the course of the day.”
For Carroll, who has struggled so far this season, a 2-for-4 game got his average over .200. The 2023 All-Star and National League Rookie of the Year has just four extra-base hits in 128 at-bats.
“That two-out knock with runners on second and third was a huge knock,” Lovullo said. “Corbin’s going to be just fine. It was a good day for him.”
San Diego, which had its fourgame winning streak end, came back with three in the second on Jackson Merrill’s two-run homer and Kyle Higashioka’s RBI double against Nelson (2-2), who was activated from the injured list to make the start.
But Arizona answered with two more runs in its half of the inning on RBI hits from Jake McCarthy and Christian Walker.
Pederson’s homer, a two-run shot to right, came off Jhonny Brito, who relieved Waldron in the fourth when Arizona had another four-run inning.
“We just couldn’t get it going on the mound to start,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “We answered back, stayed in it but couldn’t hold ‘em.”
McCarthy had three hits to lead the Diamondbacks, who finished with 13 hits. Arizona went 2-4 on its homestand.
Nelson lasted five innings, throwing 99 pitches. He allowed eight hits and four runs, walking one and striking out three. He last pitched April 18 at San Francisco, when the right-hander took a line drive off his pitching elbow.
To make room for Nelson, Arizona optioned left-hander Brandon Hughes to Triple-A Reno.