Bryce Harper hits three hundredth homer, going deep towards the Los Angeles Angels’ Matt Moore

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper hit his three hundredth profession residence run, going deep towards the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday to grow to be the 158th participant in main league historical past to succeed in that mark.

Harper hit the milestone homer towards Matt Moore within the eighth inning Wednesday for his fifteenth homer of the season. The two-run drive, in Harper’s 1,481st recreation, put Philadelphia forward 8-7.

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He homered in three straight video games for the second time this month and has 10 homers in August. Moore was the 224th pitched he went deep towards.

Harper and Moore have been 1-2 amongst Baseball America’s high prospects in 2012.

Harper has powered the Phillies all the way in which to the highest of the NL wild card standings, a 12 months after he led them to the World Series. The 30-year-old Harper tied Chuck Klein on the profession checklist with No. 300.

He hit his first profession homer on May 14, 2012 with Washington. Harper hit 184 homers in seven years with the Nationals and gained the 2015 NL MVP earlier than he signed a free-agent cope with the Phillies forward of the 2019 season. Harper, who signed a 13-year, $330-million contract, has 116 homers with the Phillies, gained his second MVP award in 2021 and was NLCS MVP final season.

Harper is the twelfth energetic participant to succeed in 300. Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera tops the checklist at 510.

Harper led the league with 42 homers with Washington in 2015, and hit at the least 30 three different occasions. Harper’s two-run blast within the eighth inning of a Game 5 win towards San Diego in final season’s NLCS that despatched the Phillies into the World Series is on the quick checklist of nice moments in Philly sports historical past.

He returned to the lineup this season in May, simply 160 days after surgical procedure on his proper elbow. The restoration from the damage compelled him this season to maneuver from proper discipline to designated hitter and first base and price him his energy early.

Harper and the Phillies discovered their groove in August. The Phillies entered the sport with 57 homers in August, third most for any crew within the month in MLB historical past.