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MLB roundup: Harper tossed as Mets beat Phillies

[April 23, 2019] Jeff McNeil had two hits, including a solo home run, to lift the host New York Mets past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 on Monday in a game that saw Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper get ejected while arguing from the dugout.

Mets starter Steven Matz (2-1) was effective, allowing three hits and one run in six innings. He struck out six and walked two. It was a completely different outcome from his last start against the Phillies in which he faced eight batters and failed to record an out on April 16.

Rhys Hoskins ripped a solo homer for the Phillies. Cesar Hernandez had Philadelphia's only other two hits in the game, as the Phillies failed to support starter Jake Arrieta (3-2). The right-hander threw six-plus innings and gave up seven hits and four runs (three earned). He fanned seven and walked one.

In a bizarre circumstance, Harper was tossed with two outs in the fourth. After a questionable called strike to Hernandez, plate umpire Mark Carlson motioned to the dugout and ejected Harper for arguing balls and strikes. Harper had reached base in all of his previous 21 games with the Phillies before going 0-for-2 with two strikeouts and being ejected.

Yankees 4, Angels 3 (14 innings)

Gio Urshela's two-out RBI single in the top of the 14th inning lifted New York to a win over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.

Angels reliever Luke Bard actually struck out the first three batters of the inning, but the first -- Gleyber Torres -- reached when strike three was in the dirt and got away from catcher Jonathan Lucroy. Lucroy retrieved the ball in time to get Torres at first, but his throw sailed over first baseman Albert Pujols' head for an error.

Torres moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on Urshela's single. Bard (0-1) then struck out Kyle Higashioka to end the inning, his fourth strikeout of the inning. Jonathan Holder (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings to get the win.

A's 6, Rangers 1

Stephen Piscotty drove in three runs with a home run, a single and a sacrifice fly, and Chris Bassitt threw five shutout innings in his season debut as host Oakland eased past Texas.

Bassitt (1-0), injured when hit in the knee by a line drive in an exhibition game in Japan, was brilliant in his first appearance this season, shutting out the Rangers on two hits over five innings. He walked four and struck out seven. Texas starter Mike Minor (2-2) went six innings, giving up four runs and four hits. He walked three and struck out four.

Bassitt was pulled after 92 pitches, handing the ball off to A's relievers Ryan Dull, J.B. Wendelken, Joakim Soria and Fernando Rodney, who combined to limit Texas to one run and four hits over the last four innings.

Rockies 7, Nationals 5

Nolan Arenado homered and finished with three hits -- including the 1,000th of his career -- while Mark Reynolds and Raimel Tapia also went deep to lead Colorado past Washington in Denver.

Trevor Story had two hits and Seunghwan Oh (1-0) pitched an inning of relief for the victory. Colorado has won seven of its past eight following an eight-game losing streak. Wade Davis pitched the ninth inning for his second save.

Arenado's milestone hit came leading off the seventh inning, when he hit his fourth home run of the season off reliever Wander Suero (1-2) to make it 6-5. Brian Dozier homered, and Howie Kendrick drove in two for the Nationals.

Cardinals 13, Brewers 5

Dexter Fowler matched his career high with four hits, drove in four runs and scored three to help St. Louis throttle visiting Milwaukee in the opener of the three-game series.

Paul Goldschmidt had three hits and three RBIs, and Jose Martinez, Paul DeJong and Matt Carpenter contributed two hits each for St. Louis, which blew the game open with seven runs in the seventh inning.

Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty (2-1) made his third start of the season against the Brewers and delivered his longest outing, going six innings and giving up four runs and three hits, all homers. He struck out a season-high 10 and walked one. Milwaukee's Adrian Houser (0-1), making his first major league start, went four-plus innings and gave up five runs on nine hits.

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Mets starting pitcher Steven Matz (32) pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports

Twins 9, Astros 5

Jorge Polanco recorded his second four-hit game of the season, and he belted a two-run, two-out homer in the eighth inning to carry Minnesota to victory in the opener of a three-game series in Houston.

The Twins, winners of five of their past six, scored two in the first and another run in the second -- Jason Castro's first home run of the season leading off the frame -- off Brad Peacock (2-1). Minnesota's Jake Odorizzi (2-2) limited the Astros to two runs on eight hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out two without walking a batter.

Houston trailed 7-1 before getting a solo homer from Michael Brantley in the sixth inning and a three-run blast from Carlos Correa in the seventh, but like Sunday night (when Houston rallied from a nine-run deficit and loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth inning before falling 11-10), the Astros couldn't complete the comeback.

Rays 6, Royals 3

Tampa Bay hit for the cycle in the bottom of the seventh, scoring three runs to emerge with a win over visiting Kansas City. Mike Zunino hit a 425-foot, two-run home run to dead center for the key hit in the inning.

Wilmer Font (1-0) recorded the final out of the seventh and picked up the victory for the Rays, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Emilio Pagan pitched the ninth to record up his first major league save.

Brad Keller (2-2) took the loss for the Royals, who dropped their fourth in a row. He had not surrendered more than three earned runs in any of his first five starts, but he gave up five runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings.

Diamondbacks 12, Pirates 4

David Peralta smacked a three-run triple and Christian Walker added a two-run homer during a seven-run seventh inning as Arizona clobbered host Pittsburgh.

Pirates starter Joe Musgrove, who had allowed two earned runs this season, was charged with three runs and five hits in six-plus innings. He struck out five and walked two. Kyle Crick (0-1) took the loss after giving up four runs in two-thirds of an inning.

Eduardo Escobar homered and drove in three runs, and John Ryan Murphy added three hits for Arizona, which has won six of its past eight games. Diamondbacks starter Zack Godley gave up four runs and seven hits in four innings, but Matt Andriese (3-1) got the win with two scoreless innings of relief.

White Sox 12, Orioles 2

Jose Abreu hit his 150th career home run and drove in five runs while James McCann hit a homer and had four RBIs as Chicago scored a season high in runs to win at Baltimore.

Orioles starter David Hess (1-4) kept the White Sox quiet in the first four innings, but homers have troubled him this season, and it happened again in this game. With the game scoreless, Tim Anderson started the fifth with a double and Nicky Delmonico walked. McCann then crushed a three-run shot to left-center -- the eighth surrendered by Hess.

Manny Banuelos made his first start this season for Chicago -- his first major league start since September 2015 -- and scattered five hits in four shutout innings. Jace Fry (1-0) got the victory in relief.

Tigers at Red Sox, ppd.

Detroit's scheduled game at Boston was rained out and will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader Tuesday.

--Field Level Media

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