Bryce Harper continued to make his case for best baseball player on the planet in Tuesday’s 7-0 road win by the Nationalsover the Marlins.
The sweet-swinging outfielder belted his second career grand slam in the seventh inning,which came in the midst of a seven-run outburst. Harper has five home runs in his last six games and seven this season. He hasstruck out only six times.
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Washington (10-3) is off to a hot start and a lot of that has to do with Harper. The reigning National League MVP and three-time All-Star has the talent to lead this team to a World Series crown. Does he have the maturity Julio Jones T Shirts to help his teammates through rough patches? He didn’t last year.
The 23-year-old sensationhas faced a lot of criticism for his antics on the field. Some say there’s no place for the bat flips and, well, hair flips in the sport. But it would be hard to imagine Harper without those things.
Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg benefited from Harper’s power display Tuesday.The oft-injured right-hander improved to 3-0 A.J. Moore Jr. Jerseys after to sing eight scorele s innings with 10 strikeouts.
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Rays starting pitcher Drew Smyly threw eight shutout innings in his team’s3-0 win in 10 innings over the Red Sox. Smyly was forced to accept a tough-luck no-decision, but he certainly did enough to win,striking out11 batters and givingup just one hit.
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Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor flashedhis defensive skill:
Range. Arm. Another highlight.
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The Reds stole fivebases in the second inning of their 4-3 win over the Rockies. It’s the first time a team has stolen that many Jackrabbit Jenkins Jerseys bases in an inning since the Rangers in 2010. Those are the only such occurrences in the past 15 seasons.
After scoring just 20 runs in their first eight games, the Mets have pushed acro s33 runs over their last five games after an 11-1 drubbing of the Phillies. Tuesday also markedthe Mets’ third game in the last 15 years with at least six home runs.All three of those games have come against the Phillies.
Marlins outfielderGiancarlo Stanton became the first player with an extra-base hit off Strasburg this season. His 10 career extra-base hitsoff the Nats hare twice as many as any other player.
What’s next
Angels (6-8) at White Sox (9-5), 2:10 p.m. ET Chris Sale (3-0, 2.35 ERA) takes the mound againstGarrett Richards (0-2) 3.57 ERA) as Chicago looks to continue its terrific start. Todd Frazier finally got going for the White Sox on Tuesday. They need him to return to form if they are going to win the AL Central.
Tigers (7-5) at Royals (9-4), 7p.m. ET Detroit’s lack of depth Breon Borders Jerseys in its rotation is starting to put a damper on its electric lineup. Jordan Zimmermann (2-0, 0.00 ERA)takes the mound Wednesday. Ian Kennedy (2-0, 0.66 ERA) will start for Kansas City.