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05/07 20:28 CDT Harper hits grand slam, streaking Phillies rout Blue Jays 10-1
Harper hits grand slam, streaking Phillies rout Blue Jays 10-1
By AARON BRACY
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Bryce Harper hit a grand slam, Cristopher Snchez pitched
seven strong innings and the red-hot Philadelphia Phillies routed the Toronto
Blue Jays 10-1 on Tuesday night.
Kody Clemens homered, tripled and drove in four runs for the Phillies, who have
won seven straight games, 11 in a row at home and 18 of 21 overall.
Philadelphia is leading baseball with 26 victories.
Danny Jansen and Alejandro Kirk each doubled for Toronto. The Blue Jays have
lost six of seven.
Snchez (2-3) gave up one run on six hits with five strikeouts and two walks.
Harper, who had three hits, chased Jos Berros (4-3) with a bases-loaded drive
to right with two outs in the fourth on a 2-0, 84 mph curveball to give the
two-time NL MVP home runs in three consecutive contests.
Berros entered play leading the majors with a 1.44 ERA and ended the night
with a 2.85 mark after allowing eight runs on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings. He
surrendered more runs against the Phillies than the seven runs in seven starts
over 43 2/3 innings before Tuesday.
Harper battled the Blue Jays star right-hander in the first inning, working out
of an 0-2 hole to single after an eight-pitch at-bat. Nick Castellanos followed
with a double to score Harper and put Philadelphia ahead 1-0.
Clemens, who was called up after shortstop Trea Turner was shelved for at least
six weeks on Saturday with a left hamstring strain and in the lineup at third
base following the end of Alec Bohm's 18-game hitting streak on Monday, hit a
two-run shot in the second and an RBI triple in the fourth.
In three games, Clemens is 4 for 9 with a double, triple, two homers and seven
RBIs.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider wasn't around to see the end after getting
ejected by home plate umpire Andy Fletcher in the fourth when he removed
Berros for Trevor Richards.
The Phillies can tie the franchise record for consecutive home victories when
they go for their fourth straight home series sweep on Wednesday. They won 12
in a row at home from July 8 to Aug. 6, 2010.
Philadelphia has had more victories through 37 games just twice before, in 1976
and 1993 when they started 27-10 in both seasons.
UP NEXT
Phillies RHP Aaron Nola (4-1, 3.32 ERA) opposes Toronto RHP Chris Bassitt (2-5,
5.45) on Wednesday.
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