Harper has 3 hits, Phils win 3rd straight over Rockies, 7-3

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper had a triple among his three hits, Odubel Herrera homered and drove in two runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies won their third straight over the Colorado Rockies, 7-3 on Wednesday night.

Didi Gregorius added a double, single and two RBIs for Philadelphia, which has outscored Colorado 25-8 in the series.

The Phillies earned their first series win since taking two of three from Oakland to open the season and will go for the four-game sweep on Thursday.

C.J. Cron homered and Jose Iglesias had four singles for the Rockies.

Harper, last year's NL MVP, started at designated hitter due to a strained right elbow that has kept him out of right field since April 16.

After going deep in Tuesday’s 10-3 win over Colorado, Herrera greeted Ryan Feltner (0-1) with his fifth career leadoff homer, a drive to the second deck in right.

The game was tied 2-2 when the Phillies went in front for good in the third. Harper tripled to left-center and scored on Nick Castellanos’ groundout. Gregorius made it 4-2 with a two-out RBI double off the wall in right.

Cron’s two-out, line-drive homer to left off Ranger Suarez (2-0) pulled Colorado within 4-3.

Philadelphia got the run back in the bottom of the frame when Garrett Stubbs, in the lineup at catcher with J.T. Realmuto getting a day off to rest, tripled to right field to score Gregorius.

Feltner, making his first start of the season and third of his career, recovered from a rocky first inning in which he threw 36 pitches. The 25-year-old right-hander ended up lasting five innings, allowing four runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts and two walks.

Suarez surrendered three runs on seven hits with three strikeouts and a walk in six innings.

Corey Knebel pitched a scoreless ninth for his fourth save in as many...

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