Phillies even series with Guardians behind Ranger Suarez gem

Bryce Harper belted a two-run homer and Ranger Suarez threw seven shutout innings in his second start of the season as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-1 on Saturday night.

Harper had a season-high three hits, and his 411-foot shot to center off reliever Joey Cantillo ignited a six-run eighth for Philadelphia, which won for the 10th time in 13 games.

Suarez (1-0) surrendered only three hits, all singles, during his 82-pitch outing. The left-hander struck out five and walked one after being on the injured list for most of the season with lower back stiffness.

Kyle Schwarber extended his on-base streak to 45 games with a pair of singles, moving into a tie for the fourth-longest streak in Phillies history. Odubel Herrera reached in 45 straight games, a streak that began in the 2017 season and carried into 2018.

Cleveland, which is 20-10 in a run that started April 8, scored its lone run in the ninth against Joe Ross. Carlos Santana had a sacrifice fly that brought home Gabriel Arias and marked his 1,100th career RBI. He is the 18th switch-hitter in major league history to reach that plateau.

Guardians starter Tanner Bibee (3-3) was almost as effective as Suarez, giving up one run over seven innings. The right-hander allowed five hits while striking out three and walking none.

Max Kepler's two-run double and RBI singles by Brandon Marsh and Edmundo Sosa accounted for the remainder of the runs in the eighth as Cantillo allowed the first seven batters he faced to reach base. He was charged with five runs on seven hits in 1 1/3 innings.

The teams have split the first two games of their interleague series. Cleveland hit three homers in a 6-0 victory on Friday.

--Field Level Media