Bryce Harper, bullpen carry Phillies past Giants

Bryce Harper had three hits and drove in three runs, the Philadelphia bullpen threw five shutout innings and the visiting Phillies opened a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants with a 6-4 victory Monday night.

Tim Mayza, Jonathan Bowlan, Jose Alvarado, Brad Keller and Jhoan Duran picked up starter Andrew Painter with 15 outs of two-hit ball, allowing the Phillies to rally for the fifth win in their last six games.

After the Giants had gone up 4-0 against Painter, the Phillies started a comeback against Giants starter Adrian Houser with a two-run fifth. Harper had an RBI double in the inning.

Houser carried the two-run lead into the seventh, but then left after allowing singles to Justin Crawford and Trea Turner to open the inning.

Left-hander Ryan Borucki (0-1) then walked Kyle Schwarber to load the bases, after which Harper singled to right field, tying the game.

Alec Bohm followed with a go-ahead double, scoring Schwarber, and Brandon Marsh made it 6-4 with a sacrifice fly off the third Giants pitcher, Caleb Kilian.

Houser was charged with four runs on nine hits in his six-plus innings. He walked two and struck out three.

The Philadelphia bullpen took it from there, striking out six in its five innings. Bowlan (1-0), the pitcher of record when the Phillies went ahead in the seventh, was credited with the win. Duran, who gave up a two-out double to Willy Adames in the ninth, earned his fourth save.

Painter was pulled after four innings, during which he allowed all four Giants runs and nine hits. He walked one and struck out one.

Matt Chapman had a two-run triple and Heliot Ramos an RBI single in a three-run third inning for the Giants that opened the game's scoring. Luis Arraez made it 4-0 in the fourth with a sacrifice fly.

Harper had two doubles among his three hits for the Phillies, whose 11 hits matched the Giants' total. Crawford, who scored twice, Bohm and J.T. Realmuto had two hits apiece.

Adames, with two doubles, joined Chapman and Arraez with two hits apiece for San Francisco, which lost its fourth straight to fall to 1-7 at home.

--Field Level Media