Harper connected on a curveball from left-hander Ryan Weathers, tying the score 1-1 in the fourth inning.
Bryce Harper hits a home run against the San Diego Padres during the fourth inning of game two of a double header at Citizens Bank Park on July 15, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bryce Harper ended the longest homerless streak of his major league career in the second game, and the Philadelphia Phillies swept a doubleheader from the San Diego Padres 6-4 and 9-4 on Saturday.
"That was stupid," Harper said, causing laughs among reporters. "I already talked to him. It was terrible. You can’t do that. I mean, nice catch but come on man." "Put a really good swing on the ball tonight, and it was able to get out of there. Keep swinging and keep doing my thing." Schwarber hit a tying home run in the seventh inning of the opener, a 440-foot drive, and drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth off Tim Hill .
Trent Grisham homered in the first game for the Padres, who were going for their season-best fourth win in a row. Padres starter Blake Snell, in the final season of a $50 million, five-year contract, lowered his ERA to 2.71 while striking out seven, walking three and surrendering three hits in five scoreless innings. Snell was lifted after 82 pitches on a muggy, 90-degree afternoon.Harper has been limited to batting this season.
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