Bryce Harper has long been considered one of the best hitters in major league baseball, but he’s also very quick. He showed that on Monday in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 10-4 win over the San Francisco Giants at Citizens Bank Park.
Four home runs were hit by the local favorites that game, including Kyle Schwarber’s 33rd of the season, but the most impressive one undoubtedly went to Harper. See it in the video above.
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In the fifth inning, the 30-year-old hit the ball hard and it landed on the fence. The white object caused an unexpected rebound for midfielder Wade Meckler. Harper ran away as the Giants player juggled the ball. Eventually he crossed the plate with a large lead over the relay.
Edmundo Sosa and Alec Bohm also hit the long ball in the game, and all of San Francisco’s runs came from home runs by Joc Pederson and LaMonte Wade Jr.
It was obviously more difficult on the pitcher’s side. Starter Scott Alexander had a brief night’s work when he was sent to the shower by the Giants two-thirds of the innings. It was Sean Manaea (4-4) who added the backhand to his record. Reliever Sean Hjelle eventually completed four and two-thirds of an innings on the mound, allowing for ten hits and six runs.
The Phillies (68-57) are still comfortably second in the National League East Division. The Giants (65-60) in the West are slowly being caught up by the Arizona Diamondbacks after suffering their 11th loss in 15 games.
A postponed game
On the California side, the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Cincinnati Reds had to be canceled due to tropical storm Hilary.
Because the floor of Angel Stadium was too wet due to bad weather, the majors decided to move this meeting to Wednesday. The two teams begin their three-game streak on Tuesday and wrap it up with a doubleheader the next day.
According to ESPN, this is only the fourth time since 1995 that rain has forced the Angels to postpone a home game.
Despite Shohei Ohtani’s skill, the Angels (61-64) are a long way from the American League playoffs. The Reds (64-61) are one game away from being one of the teams drafted for the national team.