Bryce Harper needs to be pleased along with his stint at Lehigh Valley to date.
On Wednesday, the Phillies slugger, working his approach again from a damaged left thumb, gave the Triple-A IronPigs a 6-5 win over the Gwinnett Stripers, due to a walk-off two-run double within the ninth inning.
On the night time, the 29-year-old went 3 for five with two RBIs and a strikeout, serving as DH and hitting second.
In two video games video games with the minor league membership, Harper is 5-for-8 with two homers, two doubles, three runs scored, six RBIs, two walks, and a ridiculous 2.325 OPS.
“I feel any time you go on the market and also you’re capable of put the bat on the ball and have good at-bats, see pitches, compete at a excessive degree, it’s all the time good,” Harper mentioned after Tuesday’s 10-5 win over Gwinnett.
Stripers pitchers are doubtless wanting ahead to Sunday’s matchup in opposition to the IronPigs, with the reigning NL MVP’s rehab project anticipated to finish Saturday. He may return to the Phillies lineup as quickly as Monday.
“A risk, yeah,” Phillies interim supervisor Rob Thomson mentioned Wednesday afternoon. “It simply relies on how he feels. However that was fairly spectacular final night time [with two homers Tuesday].”
Harper, who injured his thumb on June 25, can be a welcome addition to a Philadelphia workforce preventing its approach again into wild card rivalry. He was upfront about his lack of ability to play proper discipline in his return attributable to a torn UCL in his proper elbow, however his offensive stats — a .318 common with 15 residence runs, 48 RBIs and a .985 OPS this season — simply could make up for it.
“Convey him up. He doesn’t want extra video games,” second baseman Jean Segura mentioned after the Phillies’ win over the Reds on Tuesday. “What's he doing down there? He’s prepared. Hopefully he comes again fast. If he hit two homers, convey him up.”
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