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Washington Nationals' slugger Bryce Harper hits HR no.16 in win over Phillies

Washington Nationals' right fielder Bryce Harper hit one out to left last night for one of the two runs in the Nats' 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Matt Williams told reporters after the game that the 22-year-old slugger continues to impress.

Going into tonight's game, Philadelphia's skipper Ryne Sandberg acknowledged the obvious, Phillies' right-hander Sean O'Sullivan needed to careful with Washington Nationals' slugger Bryce Harper.

Not only has Harper been on an "another level" kind of hot streak, with a .333/.472/.732 line on the year and 10 home runs in the last 18 games, over which he's put up a .