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TEMPE http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-marcell-ozuna-jersey , Ariz. (AP) — Mike Trout says he is only concentrating on one thing regarding his future — the upcoming season.arper, who has agreed to a $330 million, 13-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies , but that he hasn’t considered how Harper’s deal will set the stage for his own negotiations.Trout can become a free agent after the 2020 season. He is owed $33.25 million in each of the next two seasons, completing a $144.5 million, six-year contract.“I haven’t even thought about it,” Trout told reporters before a spring training game Friday against the Kansas City Royals. “Obviously, you guys bring it up a lot and I appreciate you asking me all these questions Orlando Cepeda Jersey , but right now is not the time to think about it. I still have a couple more years.”Angels owner Arte Moreno reiterated last month at the start of spring training that re-signing Trout is at the top of the franchise’s list.“One of the last interviews I gave, I said it’s not in the back of our mind but in the front of our minds,” Moreno said. “I think it also depends a little bit upon the agent and the player. It’s not like it’s just us.”Trout is a two-time American League MVP who has finished in the top two in voting six of the past seven years. He led the majors last season in on-base percentage (.460) while hitting .312 with 39 home runs and 79 RBIs.Trout, who said he called Harper to congratulate him on the contract, mentioned that he also followed the recent deals involving Nolan Arenado and Manny Machado. Arenado agreed to an eight-year, $260 million deal with the Colorado Rockies while the San Diego Padres signed Machado to a $300 million, 10-year deal earlier in spring training.“It took longer than people expected,” Trout said. “You look at the health of the player. The first couple weeks you are not used to that baseball conditioning. But now they are going to be ready for opening day.” PHILADELPHIA (AP) Maikel Franco launched a towering drive Keith Hernandez Jersey , watched the ball clear the left-field wall and flipped his bat high in the air backward before his jubilant trot around the bases.Franco’s three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Phillies to a 5-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night and kept Philadelphia a half-game ahead of Atlanta in the NL East.”We never give up. We keep fighting, man,” Franco said after the team’s four-run rally in the ninth.Kyle Barraclough (0-5) walked Rhys Hoskins to start the inning and Scott Kingery ran for him. Carlos Santana reached on an infield single with one out and Asdrubal Cabrera walked to load the bases. Barraclough’s first pitch to Nick Williams was behind him and kicked hard off the backstop. The Phillies challenged but a video review confirmed the ball did not hit Williams. However, he drove in the tying run on a groundout.Franco followed with his 18th homer. After his bat flip, he jogged without a helmet and was swarmed by teammates at the plate.”I got too excited,” Franco said. ”I know I was all over the place. I kept saying `Get out. Get out. Get out’ and finally it did.”Franco has been having a turnaround season.He was benched two months ago for Kingery and then J.P. Crawford, but has been one of the team’s best hitters since returning to the lineup.”I just waited for my moment,” Franco said. ”I do whatever I can and take nothing for granted.”The Braves beat the Mets 4-2 and the Phillies were aware of the scoreboard.”Anybody who says they’re not watching is not being genuine http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-marcell-ozuna-jersey ,” manager Gabe Kapler said. ”As a group, we are a fighting unit. We’re tenacious. We grind. We just don’t give up.”Tommy Hunter (3-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning in relief. Philadelphia’s Nick Pivetta gave up two runs and four hits, striking out seven in six innings.After J.T. Realmuto lined a single with one out in the fourth, Justin Bour drove his 17th homer deep into the seats in right-center to give the Marlins a 2-0 lead.Hoskins connected in the sixth for the Phillies, sending a drive way out to left. He has hit eight of his 22 homers in 13 games since appearing in the Home Run Derby at the All-Star game.Marlins starter Pablo Lopez allowed one run and five hits, striking out five in his sixth career start.Cabrera was 0 for 3 with a walk in his first home game since coming over from the New York Mets in a trade last week.”Games like this hurt,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said.STREAK BROKENThe Phillies had been 0-38 when trailing after eight innings.TRAINER’S ROOMMarlins: Right-hander Sandy Alcantara’s rehab start at Single-A Jupiter was rained out. He’s scheduled to pitch Friday. Alcantara (right armpit infection) has been sidelined since earning his first major league win on June 29.Phillies: All-Star catcher Wilson Ramos, acquired from Tampa Bay on Tuesday Willie McGee Jersey , said he’s ”100 percent sure” he’ll return to action this month. Ramos has been on the disabled list with a left hamstring strain.UP NEXTRHP Vince Velasquez (7-8, 4.02 ERA) goes for the Phillies and RHP Trevor Richards (3-5, 4.06) starts for the Marlins on Friday night. Velasquez is 3-1, 2.63 in seven career starts vs. Miami. Richards is 1-0, 2.70 in two starts vs. Philadelphia.—