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TAMPA http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , Fla. (AP) —opening day starter Masahiro Tanaka on Wednesday night in his third spring training game, and first on the road, since signing baseball’s biggest contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.The slugger is hitless in three at-bats and has walked three times overall.“I feel like I have six at-bats,” Harper said. “Still got to get going and get my timing right. That’s the biggest thing. I think I’m seeing it pretty well. Just got to get timing.”Harper received a mixture of applause and boos from the packed crowd at Steinbrenner Field when he was announced before a first-inning at-bat that ended with a grounder to first base.“He’s obviously not only a star player in the game but also a big attraction,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.Harper, who homered for his only hit in five regular-season at-bats against Tanaka, struck out swinging on the eighth pitch of his at-bat in the third.The strikeout came on an 89 mph splitter.“Not just him, I think the whole lineup was close to their opening day starting lineup,” Tanaka said through a translator. “So, it’s always good to be able to pitch against guys that will regularly start a game and you obviously always want to do good against those guys.”Tanaka allowed two runs, six hits and struck out six over 3 2/3 innings.Facing reliever Adam Ottavino in the fifth, Harper was awarded first base on catcher’s interference and then stole second.“I said Derek Holland Jersey , ‘Hey, it’s spring training, can I stay here?'” Harper said. “(The umpire) said get to first. I tried. I would have liked to get that last at-bat, for sure.”Harper left Washington as a free agent and signed a record $330 million, 13-year contract with Philadelphia this month.“Bryce being here and bringing this attention I think has a chance to create higher expectations, which can create a higher level of play from our guys,” Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said. “And also I think it separates the guys who play with the brightest lights from the guys who can’t, and I think that’s a great thing for our ballclub.”Harper walked twice against Toronto on Saturday. He took a 96 mph fastball for strike three from AL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and drew a walk from Jalen Beeks in Monday’s game against Tampa Bay.MEETING MR. OCTOBERHarper talked with Hall of Famer and Yankees adviser Reggie Jackson, who told the six-time All-Star that he is important to the game.“Definitely humbling,” Harper said. “Just to be able to stand there and talk to him and hear what he had to say, it’s pretty incredible.”MULTITASKINGYankees guest instructor Bernie Williams threw the ceremonial first pitch and played “The Star-Spangled Banner” on the guitar while in uniform. The jazz guitarist spent Monday’s off day performing in a concert at nearby Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. He got a loud ovation walking off the field carrying a guitar case over his shoulder.FRANKLIN’S FAREWELLLongtime minor league manager and coach Tony Franklin is retiring after spring training, ending a run of 48 years in pro baseball that includes the past 13 with the Yankees. “I enjoyed every minute http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey ,” Franklin said. Among his assignments with the Yankees were managing Double-A Trenton and rookie-league Pulaski. He was also rehab coach at the Tampa minor league complex.TRAINER’S ROOMPhillies OF Odubel Herrera (hamstring) and 2B Cesar Hernandez both had five plate appearances in a minor league game. Hernandez will play Thursday against Pittsburgh, and Herrera will be the DH on Saturday against Houston. “A realistic scenario for us is to have both of those guys on our opening day roster ready to go, fully healthy, timing where it needs to be,” Kapler said. DENVER (AP) — Carlos Gonzalez waited patiently as Trevor Story finished his postgame interviews, a beer in hand to congratulate his Colorado teammate on his huge night.More games like that from Story, and Gonzalez will be pouring champagne all over him at the end of September.Story homered in his first three at-bats, including one projected at more than 500 feet , and the Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Wednesday in a game delayed 68 minutes by rain at the start.“That was awesome,” Colorado manager Bud Black said. “Trevor took the game over.”The All-Star shortstop had a chance to tie the major league record of four homers in a game but struck out in his final at-bat in the eighth inning.“Everybody’s expecting a home run,” Gonzalez said. “I was like, ‘Just hit something.’ When you’re having that kind of night http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , I guarantee he wasn’t trying to hit the ball over the fence, and it was just clicking.”Story powered Colorado to its fifth straight win, and the Rockies increased their NL West lead to 1 1/2 games over Arizona and Los Angeles. The Diamondbacks were off and the Dodgers lost to the New York Mets.Colorado has been to the postseason four times but has never won a division title in its 26-year history.“I’m more excited about the win at this point,” Story said. “Every win from here on out is huge.”It was the first three-homer game of Story’s career and his fifth multihomer game this season. The outburst came at the expense of Giants starter Andrew Suarez (6-10).Story’s first home run, a 459-foot shot to left field, according to Statcast, gave the Rockies a 2-1 lead in the first inning.He topped that with another solo homer in the fourth that traveled an estimated 505 feet onto the concourse beyond the left-field stands. It was the longest homer in franchise history and the longest since Statcast began tracking distances in 2015. It just edged out the 504-foot drive Giancarlo Stanton hit in Denver when he played for Miami.“As soon as it came off the bat I was like, ‘Oh my god, it’s going to hit the scoreboard. It’s going to go straight to my Lamborghini in the parking lot,'” Gonzalez said.Story’s last home run — his 31st of the season — soared a projected 416 feet and gave Colorado a 4-3 lead. He popped out of the dugout for a curtain call as the crowd of 24,790 cheered.“When you have a night like tonight it’s hard to explain,” Story said. “You kind of get these feelings Willie McCovey Jersey , these intuitions, and you try to act on them, not outthink yourself.”Suarez wasn’t unhappy with his outing despite the big night from Story.“It’s crazy how baseball works,” he said. “I threw well and one guy beat me.”Harrison Musgrave (2-3) got the win and Adam Ottavino pitched the ninth for his sixth save.Aramis Garcia went deep for San Francisco, which has lost five in a row.RAW POWERStory’s first home run had a little twist to it. After he connected, he lost his balance and fell to the ground as the ball landed on the concourse in left field.“That first one was a little different,” he said. “I’ve never fallen down like that. Maybe on a swing and a miss.”DANGER AVERTEDRockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon gave his team a scare when he was hit in the helmet on a line drive off the bat of teammate Antonio Senzatela in the third inning. Blackmon was on deck when the ball hit him near the team logo in the front of his helmet. He was looked at by a trainer and Black but was able to stay in the game. Blackmon received a loud ovation when he came to bat.ROAD WOESSan Francisco has struggled away from home lately and at Coors Field all season. The Giants have lost six straight in Denver and nine of their last 11 on the road overall.“It’s been a rough time in Colorado,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “It has been a tough place the last couple of years.”TRAINER’S ROOMGiants: SS Brandon Crawford was out of the lineup with a sore knee. Bochy said the knee has bothered Crawford recently and with San Francisco having an off day on Thursday, he should be able to return Friday.UP NEXTGiants: LHP Derek Holland (7-8, 3.56 ERA) will get the start when San Francisco opens a three-game series at Milwaukee on Friday. Holland is 2-0 with a 2.42 ERA in his last eight starts.Rockies: RHP Jon Gray (11-7, 4.70) faces Clayton Kershaw when Colorado begins a crucial three-game series against the Dodgers on Friday night.