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WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals slugger Bryce Harper got hit by a pitch and soon left the field. Then Reds star Joey Votto got hit and immediately went off — on the Nats.The second game of a doubleheader turned testy Saturday night after a pair of former NL MVPs got plunked during Washington’s 6-2 win for a split.In the sixth inning , Harper was hit in the right kneecap by Austin Brice. Harper initially struggled to put any weight on his leg, but ultimately made his way to first base.But Harper labored defensively chasing after a double by Mason Williams in the seventh and was immediately replaced in right field by Adam Eaton.“It hurts,” Harper said. “I’ll see where I’m at (Sunday) and go from there.”In the eighth, Votto was hit for the second time in the game, nailed in the leg by Ryan Madson’s first pitch.Votto gestured at Madson as he took first base. After being retired on a forceout at second to end the inning, Votto waved at Washington’s dugout, prompting plate umpire Andy Fletcher to warn both teams.Cincinnati interim manager Jim Riggleman said the Madson pitch “certainly appeared (intentional). The only person who knows is the person who threw the pitch.”That person says the Reds had the wrong read.“No. I didn’t mean to hit him,” Madson said. “Definitely didn’t mean to hurt him. Nothing like that. Hopefully, he’s OK.”Votto, who also was hit in the first inning, remained in the game. He was not available to reporters after it was over.“I was just in pain,” Harper said. “There was no point in being out there.”Washington’s Spencer Kieboom was hit in the seventh.The Reds won a tame opener 7-1 before tempers flared.Anthony Rendon had a pair of RBI doubles and Matt Adams homered in the second game for Washington.Jose Peraza led off the game with a homer for Cincinnati and Eugenio Suarez hit his 26th home run.The Nationals scored single runs in each of the opening five innings against Matt Harvey (5-7).“It was kind of a battle from beginning ,” Harvey said. “It’s never good when you give up a run every inning. It’s obviously not ideal.”Jeremy Hellickson (5-2) pitched into the sixth. The Nationals have won four of five.In the opener, Cincinnati starter Anthony DeSclafani (5-3) allowed one run in seven innings, stopping Washington’s three-game winning streak.The Reds had six runs and 10 hits against Gio Gonzalez (6-, who lasted only 3 2/3 innings. He has lost seven straight decisions.“If I knew the answer to that, it’d be a different outcome,” Gonzalez said of his struggles. “Right now, I’m just trying to battle through whatever I’m going through. Hopefully start catching my breaks. Tide will change.”Phillip Ervin hit a three-run homer and Brandon Dixon had a solo shot as the Reds snapped a three-game losing streak.WELCOMEReds pitcher Jesus Reyes made his major league debut in the bottom of the seventh. He hit Kieboom, the first batter faced, with a pitch before settling down for two innings of scoreless relief.TRAINER’S ROOMReds: Brice was recalled from Triple-A Louisville to serve as the 26th man for the second game. He replaced Harvey in the fifth, hit Harper with a pitch and allowed one run in two innings.Nationals: Pitcher Stephen Strasburg, put on the 10-day DL retroactive to July 22, is eligible to return , but when he will remains unclear. “Every day, he’s progressing. There’s no real timeline right now,” manager Davey Martinez said. “Hopefully, he’s feeling good enough in the next week or so he can get off the mound, throw a bullpen. We’ll see. He’s definitely progressing in that direction.”UP NEXTReds: RHP Luis Castillo (6-8, 4.98) allowed six earned runs over five innings in Cincinnati’s 13-7 home loss to Washington on March 31.Nationals: RHP Tanner Roark (5-12, 4.37) is 2-0 in last two starts with 18 strikeouts and one earned run over 15 innings. MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Hendricks‘ focus is on the season, among the reasons the Cubs didn’t hesitate to give the right-handed pitcher a new deal.Hendricks and the Cubs agreed Tuesday to a contract that adds $55.5 million from 2020 to 2023, guaranteeing he will receive $62,905,000 over the next five seasons.He had agreed in January to a one-year deal for $7 Huston Street Jersey ,405,000 and would have been eligible for arbitration next winter.“I love everything about being a Chicago Cub,” Hendricks said. “I love everything about the city, about the fans and especially about my teammates in the clubhouse. That’s where my focus is at. As much as I’ll revel and be excited about this, our focus 100 percent is on Thursday and the season. That’s what I told the guys in there. I want to be with them as long as I can.”His new deal adds salaries of $12 million for 2020 and $14 million annually from 2021-23. The agreement includes a $16 million team option for 2024 with a $1.5 million buyout, and the option would become guaranteed if he finished among the top three in Cy Young Award voting in 2020. There are $3 million annually in escalators based on finishing among the top 10 in Cy Young Award voting.Hendricks’ deal is somewhat patterned after the deal agreed to last month by St. Louis pitcher Miles Mikolas, who was guaranteed an additional $68 million from 2020-23, raising his total to $75.25 million over five seasons.Hendricks, 29, was scheduled to start on Tuesday in the spring training finale against Boston but was scratched because he underwent an MRI as part of his physical. The Cubs open Thursday at Texas, and Hendricks will throw a bullpen there.“He’s a great example for every player we have in the organization,” Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said. “Kyle is making a big step forward as a leader. A lot of guys look up to him and the way he goes about his business.”Hendricks does not fit the norm of starting pitchers http://www.angelsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-cozart-jersey , opting to rely on location rather than velocity. He has gone 52-33 with a 3.07 ERA in 132 starts and one relief appearance over five seasons. His 3.07 ERA is the fifth-lowest among active pitchers with at least 100 starts.“Watching the way I pitch and getting guys out at the big league level will hopefully translate to younger pitchers just learning more of a pitching style and not relying on velocity so much,” Hendricks said. “I just want to be the best pitcher I can always be and at the end of the day, when my career is said and done, to have no regrets.”The Cubs acquired Hendricks from the Rangers in July 2012. Epstein remembered how scouts boasted about the right-hander’s makeup.“They all said he gets the absolute most out of his abilities,” Epstein said. “Here we are seven years later and it’s 100 percent true. If you look at the numbers, he’s one of the most effective starting pitchers in the game,” Epstein said. “The names on that list are guys on Hall of Fame trajectories. Kyle’s in rare air for what he’s done.”Last season, Hendricks led the Cubs with a career-high 33 starts and 199 innings. He closed the season 9-3 with a 2.65 ERA in his final 16 starts.NOTES: Left-handed reliever Randy Rosario made the Cubs’ opening day roster. The Cubs also announced pitcher Kyle Ryan was optioned to Triple-A Iowa and Allen Webster was assigned to the minor league camp.