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Harper will sit Wednesday against the Angels, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports. It's a disappointing off day for baseball fans, as many were excited to see a second night of the Trout vs. Harper battle. Instead, Harper will get the night off a day after going 4-for-4 and falling a double short of the cycle.
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Harper went 4-for-4 with a triple, a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's win over the Angels. Round one of this week's marquee showdown with Mike Trout went to the Nationals' slugger. Harper now has four homers in his last five games and has already matched last season's total with 24 blasts through 86 contests.
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Harper went 2-for-4 with a walk and a three-run home run in Monday's win over the Reds. The homer was his third in four games since the All-Star break and 23rd of the year. Harper's also reached base in 20 consecutive games, slashing .390/.500/.662 over that stretch with five home runs, 17 RBI and 20 runs. The only disappointing thing about the 24-year-old superstar's campaign has been his two steals in four attempts, but when you're posting a 1.048 OPS, there's little reason to risk injury on the basepaths.
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Harper went 2-for-4 with a walk, two home runs, three runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 5-0 win over the Reds. He's got 22 homers, 68 RBI and 72 runs to go along with his 1.042 OPS on the season, and the All-Star break did little to cool Harper down -- he's now hitting .441 (15-for-34) in July with an absurd 7:3 BB:K in nine games.
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Harper will bat second in the order for Saturday's contest against the Braves, Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post reports. Harper moves up a spot in the batting order to bat second for the second time in the past month. With Michael Taylor (oblique) landing on the disabled list prior to Friday's game, there isn't a clear-cut answer for who manager Dusty Baker should stick into the two spot, so he will give Harper the opportunity while Ryan Zimmerman, Daniel Murphy and Anthony Rendon each move up a spot to go 3-4-5 in the order.
Recent Tweets
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2:56 am ET / @masnNationalsNationals on MASN
WATCH: Bryce Harper meets with the media after the #Nats' 8-0 loss to the Brewers https://t.co/I64yVRpunQ #IBackTheNats
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1:56 am ET / @federalbaseballfederalbaseball
Bryce Harper with a 2-out double to extend his hitting streak to 17-straight. On-base streak at 25-straight. 2nd/3rd for #Nats in 8th.
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1:55 am ET / @MarkZuckermanMark Zuckerman
Bryce Harper doubles down the LF line to extend his hitting streak to 17 games. So there's that.
Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | WAS | 89 | 339 | 83 | 114 | 25 | 75 | 63 | 76 | 2 | .336 |
| 2016 | WAS | 147 | 506 | 84 | 123 | 24 | 86 | 108 | 117 | 21 | .243 |
| 2015 | WAS | 153 | 521 | 118 | 172 | 42 | 99 | 124 | 131 | 6 | .330 |
| TOTAL | 746 | 2,675 | 495 | 765 | 146 | 409 | 450 | 642 | 60 |
Next Matchup
| Situation | H/AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | BB | KO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs MILWAUKEE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs DAVIES (CAREER) | 2/5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| vs RHP | 82/238 | .345 | 22 | 64 | 2 | 53 | 46 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/23 | @  |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7/22 | @ |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7/21 | @ |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7/19 | @  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/18 | @ |
4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/17 | @  |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7/16 | @ |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time | Scheduled Starter |
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| 7/25 | vs  |
7:05 PM | Zach Davies |
| 7/26 | vs |
7:05 PM | Jimmy Nelson |
| 7/27 | vs |
12:05 PM | Matt Garza |
| 7/28 | vs  |
7:05 PM | German Marquez |
| 7/29 | vs |
7:05 PM | Kyle Freeland |
| 7/30 | vs |
1:35 PM | Antonio Senzatela |
| 7/31 | @  |
7:10 PM | Jose Urena |