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Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh, Bryson Stott go deep for Phillies in 5-1 win over Pirates
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandon Marsh and Bryson Stott hit two-run homers and Alec Bohm added a solo shot to prove manager Rob Thomson prophetic that his slumping homer-happy team would start going deep as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Thursday night. ...
Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto hit by Zack Wheeler wild pitch, leaves game with bruised neck
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto bruised his neck when hit by a Zack Wheeler wild pitch in the seventh inning of Philadelphia's 3-0 loss to St. Louis on Tuesday night. Three-time All-Star was removed from the game. “We'll check him tomorrow. It...
Bohm's RBI double in 10th inning helps Phillies edge Cardinals 5-3
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alec Bohm had an RBI double in the 10th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Monday night. Bohm’s hit off Ryan Helsley (1-1) drove in automatic runner Cristian Pache, and Bryson Stott followed with a sacrifice fly for the...
Realmuto homers after an intentional walk to Harper to help Phillies beat Nationals 5-2
WASHINGTON (AP) — J.T. Realmuto followed an intentional walk to Bryce Harper by driving a hanging curveball over the wall for a three-run homer, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Saturday. “If I try to go up there and do more and make the...
Bryce Harper hears boos at Nationals Park. His three hits help the Phillies beat the Nats 4-0
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harper, still hearing boos at Nationals Park all these years later, doubled twice and singled in a run to back Aaron Nola's 5 2/3 scoreless innings, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat Washington 4-0 on a chilly Friday night. Another former player for the...
Phillies slugger Bryce Harper homers for his first 3 hits of the season
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper’s first hit of the season was a big one. Same for his second. And third. Harper homered three times for Philadelphia during its 9-4 win against Cincinnati on Tuesday night, including a grand slam in the seventh inning. The two-time NL MVP went 0...
Steer hits grand slam in 10th, Cincinnati Reds beat Philadelphia 6-3; Phillies' Harper hitless again
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Spencer Steer hit a grand slam in the 10th inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. Steer clubbed a 2-1, 91 mph fastball off Connor Brogdon (0-1). “Feels good,” Steer said. “Nice to...
Bryce Harper returns to Phillies' lineup against the Reds after day off
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper was back in the lineup, batting third and playing first base, for Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds after being off in Sunday’s 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves. Harper’s absence on Sunday was a scheduled one and...
Phillies slugger Bryce Harper takes a day off for rest, not for his hard fall into a camera well
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper sat out Sunday because of a scheduled day off — not because of any possible effects of his tumble into a photographer's well. Manager Rob Thomson said Harper already was set for a maintenance day in the finale of a...
Tumbling Bryce: Harper gives Phillies scare with crash landing in photo well
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper's chase for a baseball into foul territory turned into fall territory when the Phillies first baseman took a spill into a photographer's well. Harper popped out fine — just banged up a bit, perhaps. A two-time NL MVP, Harper is in...
