The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves, 13-0, on Friday night without the help of their star first baseman, Bryce Harper. Harper has been sidelined since June 7 with right wrist inflammation. His team has experienced many ups and downs without him in the No. 3 spot in its lineup. Philadelphia was swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates to begin the month and was swept by the Houston Astros earlier this week, scoring just one run across the three-game set. However, the Phillies won a crucial series against their division rival, the New York Mets, last weekend, taking two of three games, overtaking New York for first place in the National League East. Entering Saturday, they are 11-8 since Harper went down with his injury. The good news is that the club will likely be getting the two-time NL MVP back next week. “I think next week is definitely in play,” Harper said , via MLB.com’s Paul Casella. “But I don’t want to solidify which day or anything like that. But I’m happy with where I’m at.” He’s scheduRead More
Here’s when Bryce Harper might return for Phillies
