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5/6 3:29 AM Bryce Harper (DH/1B-PHI) Harper homers and Bohm extends his hitting streak as the streaking Phillies beat the Giants 5-4.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 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.

“The awareness of the last couple years where we didn’t get hot until June, that sort of motivates people and our guys have done a really good job,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said.

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. The two-time NL MVP has homered in five games this year, and Philadelphia has won all five.

“As an offense, I think we had a pretty good plan against Webb,” Harper said. “Our starting pitching has been really, really good, so anytime we can go out there and get some runs up on the board for them, we have a really good chance to win.”

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.

“I feel like my location was really (good) today,” Walker said. “All of my pitches — my...

5/5 10:30 PM Colin Rea (P-MIL) Professional baseball: Rea keeps dealing for Brewers. Here is a capsule look at the five area players who are competing in professional baseball this season, with statistics through Sunday's games: COLIN REA Current team: Milwaukee Brewers League: National League Height: 6-5. Weight: 220. Age: 33. Position: Right-handed pitcher. Hometown: Cascade, Iowa. Acquired: Signed free agent contract in January 2023. Experience: 14th season. This season: In six starts covering 33 2/3 innings of work, Rea has posted a 3-0 record and 2.67 ERA. He has struck out 23 and walked 11 while allowing a .227 opponents batting average. In his most recent start on Wednesday, Rea struck out five, walked two and scattered four hits in six shutout innings against Tampa Bay
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5/5 9:56 PM Zack Wheeler (P-PHI) Phillies' Zack Wheeler hopes to keep cruising vs. Giants. Zack Wheeler is looking to win his fourth consecutive start as the Philadelphia Phillies close a four-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Monday afternoon. Philadelphia has won five straight games, nine of its past 10 and 16 of its past 19. San Francisco has dropped five of its past six contests. Wheeler (3-3, 1.91 ERA) was winless in his first four starts of the campaign before allowing one run and seven hits in 18 1/3 innings over his past three outings.
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5/5 9:44 PM Brandon Marsh (OF-PHI) Brandon Marsh mic'd up is already an all-time highlight for 2024 MLB season. Chaos (in the best way).
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5/5 9:01 PM Wyatt Langford (OF-TEX) Rangers rookie Langford (hamstring) going on IL. Rangers rookie outfielder Wyatt Langford is expected to miss three to four weeks with a hamstring strain, while right-hander Nathan Eovaldi will visit a specialist in New York for evaluation on his right groin strain, manager Bruce Bochy told reporters.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40091207/range...

5/5 7:46 PM Ben Verlander (OF-DET) 2024 MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers or Phillies NL's best?. The National League saw a takeover at the top, while the Orioles continued humming. That, and the Twins' win streak, shook up Ben Verlander's latest power rankings.
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5/5 7:44 PM Bryce Harper (DH/1B-PHI) Bryce Harper homers, Alec Bohm extends his hitting streak as Philadelphia Phillies beat San Francisco Giants. 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. Philadelphia's nine-game home winning streak matches the longest in the majors this year.
Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/bryce-ha...

5/5 7:37 PM Steven Kwan (OF-CLE) Reports: AL batting leader Kwan headed to IL. Guardians leadoff hitter Steven Kwan is headed to the injured list with a hamstring strain and Cleveland will call up top prospect Kyle Manzardo, according to multiple reports.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40090701/guard...

5/5 7:17 PM Ketel Marte (2B-AZ) Diamondbacks end 3-game losing streak, pound Padres 11-4. 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, defeating the San Diego Padres 11-4. The Diamondbacks roughed up Padres starter Matt Waldron, 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. San Diego, which had its four-game 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, 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.
Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/diamondbacks-...

5/5 7:16 PM Nick Gordon (OF-MIA) Gordon homers and gets 4 hits to lead Marlins past A's 12-3. Nick Gordon had four hits, including his first home run in three weeks, and the Miami Marlins beat the Athletics 12-3 to end Oakland’s six-game winning streak. Josh Bell had a pair of RBI singles and Jonah Bride drove in two runs as the Marlins won for the third time in 12 games and avoided a series sweep. Miami got 14 hits and had eight players with at least one RBI, a stark difference from a day earlier when the Marlins’ bats were mostly muffled in a 20-4 loss to the A’s. Brent Rooker, who homered twice in one inning during the blowout victory Saturday, had two hits and scored twice for Oakland. The crowd of 12,212 was the largest at the Coliseum since opening day.
Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/gordon-homers...