PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper‘s first lengthy drive of the day got here on his commute to the ballpark, when he tuned into the native sports radio station and heard a caller pump up the streaking Phillies.
His subsequent one got here on profession homer No. 299.
Long time listener, lengthy ball hitter.
Alec Bohm adopted an intentional stroll to Harper with a go-ahead three-run homer, Harper moved inside one in all 300 homers and Philadelphia received its fifth consecutive sport, 12-7 over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday evening.
“We come in here and play with the Phillies across our chest,” Harper mentioned. “We’re all family, we’re all pulling on that same rope. We just have a great group in here. Lot of fun and a really good team.”
Shohei Ohtani had three hits and knocked in two runs for an Angels group that reportedly put no less than six gamers on waivers and seemingly surrendered any shot at salvaging the season.
PHOTOS: Harper hits profession homer No. 299, Phillies slug 5 homers in 12-7 win over Ohtani, Angels
Kyle Schwarber hit his thirty seventh homer of the season, Bryson Stott added a two-run homer and Trea Turner hit a solo shot for the Phillies, who maintain the highest spot within the NL wild-card standings. Philadelphia matched a season excessive with 5 house runs.
Luis Rengifo homered twice and Randal Grichuk went deep for Los Angeles. The Angels, their playoff possibilities all however gone, have misplaced seven of 9.
On a damp evening in Philly, the ball carried for each groups. The 5 homers pushed Philadelphia’s whole for August to 57.
Bohm crushed one of many greatest ones but.
Angels starter Tyler Anderson (5-6) failed to carry a 4-2 lead in opposition to Philly’s energy hitters within the sixth. With a runner on second and no outs, Anderson by no means let Harper swing the bat in a lefty-vs.-lefty matchup. Bohm buried the second pitch into the left discipline seats for his fifteenth homer of the yr and a 5-4 lead.
“With the way Bryce has been swinging, I don’t really take that as disrespect,” Bohm mentioned. “I just feel like he’s going to homer every time he swings the bat. I get it. My job is just to try and make it look like the wrong decision.”
Turner tacked on a two-run triple that capped a six-run sixth. Stott’s 14th homer of the yr within the seventh made it 11-5.
The Phillies swept a three-game weekend sequence in opposition to St. Louis and might full a three-game sweep of the Angels on Wednesday.
The Phillies may see one more Harper milestone.
One fan wore a Harper jersey sporting a vertical 300 for the numbers and others held indicators saying they had been at Citizens Bank Park to see historical past. Harper pushed 300 to the brink when he smashed a homer off the second-level facade.
He laughed when he mentioned he devoted the homer to the radio caller.
He’ll change into the 158th participant in MLB historical past with 300 homers.
Michael Lorenzen (8-8) struck out 5 and allowed three earned runs in six innings to win for the primary time since his Aug. 9 no-hitter in opposition to Washington.
He escaped a jam within the fifth when Ohtani was thrown out making an attempt to steal third base to finish the inning.
HALO, GOODBYE
ESPN reported Angels beginning pitcher Lucas Giolito, relievers Dominic Leone, Matt Moore and Reynaldo Lopez, and outfielders Hunter Renfroe and Grichuk had been positioned on waivers. The Angels would get wage reduction and the gamers might signal with contenders if they’re claimed on Thursday. The six gamers will nonetheless be on the roster for Wednesday’s finale in opposition to the Phillies.
The Angels made trade-deadline strikes to amass Giolito and Lopez from the Chicago White Sox and Grichuk and first baseman C.J. Cron from the Colorado Rockies. The strikes signaled they had been severe about making a postseason push with Ohtani, however the Angels unraveled after the deadline and fell out of first place within the AL West.
They are 7-19 because the Aug. 1 commerce deadline.
“It’s front office decisions that don’t affect our room,” Angels supervisor Phil Nevin mentioned. “We’ve got to go out and win some games and play the games right.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Angels CF Mickey Moniak left the sport with again soreness.
Phillies LHP Ranger Suarez (strained proper hamstring) might begin Sunday at Milwaukee.
ROOKIE RECORD
Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel tied the franchise file for longest hitting streak to begin a profession at 9 video games. Schanuel was Los Angeles‘ first pick in this summer’s beginner draft.
UP NEXT
The Angels ship LHP Reid Detmers (3-10, 5.03 ERA) to the mound in opposition to Phillies LHP Cristopher Sanchez (2-3, 3.33)
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