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Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper somehow did not get ejected despite some pretty clear disrespect he directed toward home plate umpire
Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam in the sixth inning and Bryce Harper capped the scoring with a two-run homer in the eighth, carrying the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.
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With the Phillies trailing the Angels by six runs, Harper worked a 3–0 count in the bottom of the eighth inning. A pitch that seemed to be out of the strike zone made it a 3–1 count and then a few moments later a similar pitch was called for strike three by Steven Jaschinski.
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NBC Sports Philadelphia on MSNPhillies fail to capitalize on Harper's big night in series-opening loss to AngelsBryce Harper returned from the All-Star break with two home runs Friday night but it wasn't enough for a series-opening win over the Angels.
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Bryce Harper broke out of a slump with a career-best four extra-base hits — and then issued a reminder about his place in the game.
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Harper dramatically waved off the umpire after he was rung up in the bottom of the eighth inning of the Phillies’ 8-2 home loss to the Angels.