The Phillies had some trouble scoring runs without Bryce Harper in their lineup last week and through the weekend. On Tuesday night in Toronto, the Phillies got Harper back, and their offense scored plenty early en route to an 8-3 victory over the Blue Jays.
Harper finished Tuesday’s ballgame 1-for-3 with a pair of walks and two runs. He was the second half of back-to-back home runs in the top of the first inning, which gave the road team a very early 3-0 lead.
Harper pulled an 0-2 splitter into the right-field seats from Blue Jays starter Bowden Francis, whose night was over after 1 2/3 innings and 58 pitches.