Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmouto spark Phillies to series opening win against Diamondbacks

PHOENIX — For the second day in a row, Nick Castellanos is leaving the ballpark with a new bruise.

A day after taking a 97 mph fastball to the arm that nearly caused a brawl between the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers, Castellanos wore a 91.6 fastball from Arizona Diamondbacks starter Jordan Montgomery in the sixth inning.

Castellanos made it pay off, however, scoring on a double from Weston Wilson to put the Phillies on the board. And he kicked off a four-run inning that put the Phillies ahead for a 6-4 win to open the series.

With Wilson on second, Johan Rojas and Kyle Schwarber both walked to load the bases. Trea Turner laced a single into left that scored two runs, and Bryce Harper followed it up with a line drive single to plate another. All four runs were scored with two outs.

After going hitless in the Dodgers series, Harper went 3-for-4 and was intentionally walked in the eighth.

Making his third start for the Phillies, Kolby Allard only allowed one earned run, when Eugenio Suárez got a hold of his cutter for a solo homer off the foul pole in the fifth inning. Allard scattered six hits, inducing contact mostly on the ground, and was helped out by the Phillies’ defense turning three double plays. He did not issue any walks and struck out three.

The bullpen had another shaky night. Orion Kerkering entered the game in the sixth and allowed a leadoff walk to Ketel Marte, before Jake McCarthy crushed a first-pitch sweeper to cut the Phillies’ lead to 4-3. Kerkering allowed a single and another walk, but escaped further trouble with a fielder’s choice and a pair of strikeouts.

After a scoreless seventh from Jeff Hoffman, José Alvarado allowed two walks in the eighth, but rebounded with two strikeouts to end the inning.

J.T. Realmuto added an insurance run with a solo home run to center field in the seventh inning. It marked his first home run since May 23. He also hit a double in the ninth, and was driven home by an Edmundo Sosa double.

Carlos Estévez allowed his first earned run since May 20 in the ninth inning, but induced a fly out to earn the save.