Australian MLB star nails monster 125m home run in Guardians win

Travis Bazzana has belted a solo homer and had three hits and fellow rookie Parker Messick has thrown five 2/3 scoreless innings to lift the visiting Cleveland Guardians to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.Steven Kwan had three hits as American League Central Division leader Cleveland won for the eighth time in nine games, putting it 14-4 since May 6 The right-hander struck out three and walked two in his 10th appearance in the majors.Philadelphia fell one game below .500, and has lost four of its last five games.Kwan had an RBI single in the fifth, scoring Daniel Schneemann, and Rhys Hoskins doubled home Chase DeLauter in the sixth to give Cleveland a 2-0 lead.Hoskins, who was drafted by Philadelphia and played his first six seasons with the Phillies, is batting just .188 in his first year with the Guardians.Philadelphia got on the board in the seventh when Brandon Marsh tripled to the warning track in centre, and later scored on Bryce Harper's sacrifice fly off Tim Herrin.Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber went two for four, snapping a 13 at-bat hitless streak that included 11 strikeouts.Reuters