Bryce Harper launches a two-point circuit

BOSTON – Entering the final of Wednesday's series, Bryce Harper has never been successful against Red Sox star Rick Porcello in Interleague Play.
That changed all of a sudden, a two-sleeved monster. After seeing three consecutive four-sided fastballs (and escaping two), Harper rocked

BOSTON – Entering the final of Wednesday's series, Bryce Harper had never been successful against Red Sox star Rick Porcello in Interleague Play.

That changed all of a sudden, a two-sleeved monster. After seeing three consecutive four-sided fastballs (and escaping two), Harper swung a 86.6 km / h slider to 377 feet above the Green Monster in the left field at 101.3 mph. h, according to Statcast, in the fifth round of the Phillies draw 5-2 draw.

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By including his first run on Wednesday, Harper had hit Porcello three out of eight times.

The opposite shot was Harper's 22nd round in the Interleague competition and his third in 11 games against the Red Sox. He signed his only other circuit at Fenway Park on June 8, 2012 as a member of the Nationals. Harper came close in the opening game of the 15th season in Boston, but Mookie Betts stole it with a stellar catch in the center of the field.

Harper is one of four Phillies to record additional successes in the base, including Rhys Hoskins, who has doubled for the first time since August 6th. The last game in which Harper and Hoskins had extra success in the base was August 3rd. in a victory over the White Sox.