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Harper, Stott Rake in Phillies 5-3 Win Against Yankees

The Philadelphia Phillies pick up their seventh win of the spring on the heels of a Bryce Harper home run.

Kade Kistner

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The Philadelphia Phillies fielded what was perhaps their strongest lineup of the season on Thursday, taking on the New York Yankees. They pulled out a 5-3 win, improving their spring training record to 7-4-2. 

Zach Eflin started the game, pitching 3.2 innings, allowing zero runs with good looking stuff. If he continues his spring performances into the season then his presence will greatly help the Phillies rotation. 

The scoring from Philadelphia got started early when second baseman Jean Segura launched a solo shot to center field to make it 1-0.

In the same inning, Bryson Stott continued his torrid streak, knocking a single. Former first overall pick Mickey Moniak hit a standup double to center, scoring Stott for the 2-0 lead.

New Phillie Nick Castellanos came up to bat and singled a line drive to left that then scored Moniak. 

Hitting season is upon us.

Things really heated up when the reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper hit a two-run home run to right center field to increase their lead to 5-0 in the fifth. 

New York did get one back in the seventh thanks to a Tim Locastro groundout, but it would not prove enough to defeat the Phillies. 

Locastro was then brought home by an Ender Inciarte groundout improving the Yankees to 5-2.

Michael Kelly struggled as he allowed yet another run to New York when he gave up a double to Miguel Andujar to cut the lead to 5-3.

The Phillies lineup shined, but so do did its pitching in Eflin, Jeurys Familia and Brad Hand.

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl.  During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated.  Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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