Philadelphia Phillies slugger/warrior-poet Bryce Harper entered his staff’s Tuesday evening contest in opposition to the Reds hitless for the season. Harper in opposition to Cincinnati swiftly reversed these fortunes by hitting three dwelling runs in a recreation for the second time in his profession. In very a lot associated issues, the Phillies prevailed 9-4 and improved to 2-3 on the younger season. The Reds dropped to 3-2. 

Harper’s first blast of the night got here within the first inning off Cincy starter Graham Ashcraft. It left the bat at 107.7 mph and went 420 toes to heart. Then within the fourth he walloped a first-pitch slider from Ashcraft to the seats in proper. (That second dwelling run additionally occasioned the 1,000th run scored of Harper’s profession.) 

Then got here the seventh inning, when Harper, on the expense of a Brent Suter sinker, smote the seventh grand slam of his profession: 

Such a notable blast in fact deserves the choice, hitter-centric digicam angle: 

That third homer of the evening spanned 422 toes, and meaning Harper in opposition to the Reds on Tuesday hit an estimated 1,209 toes of homers. Harper’s now the primary slugger to have a three-homer recreation at Residents Financial institution Park since Jayson Werth in 2008. And talking of Harper and Werth: 

On the evening, Harper went 3 for 4 with three runs scored and 6 RBI. He entered Tuesday evening’s tilt with a slash line of .000/.154/.000 for 2024, and after the three-bomb rebellion Harper is now batting .200/.294/.800 on the 12 months. 

Harper’s solely different three-homer recreation got here in opposition to the Marlins in Could 2015 when he was a member of the Washington Nationals.