Harper hit the milestone homer against Matt Moore in the eighth inning Wednesday for his 15th homer of the season. The two-run drive, in Harper's 1,481st game, put Philadelphia ahead 8-7.
He homered in three straight games for the second time this month and has 10 homers in August. Moore was the 224th pitched he went deep against.Phillies
He hit his first career homer on May 14, 2012 with Washington. Harper hit 184 homers in seven years with the Nationals and won the 2015 NL MVP before he signed a free-agent deal with the Phillies ahead of the 2019 season. Harper, who signed a 13-year, $330-million contract, has 116 homers with the Phillies, won his second MVP award in 2021 and was NLCS MVP last season.Harper led the league with 42 homers with Washington in 2015, and hit at least 30 three other times.
He returned to the lineup this season in May, just 160 days after surgery on his right elbow. The recovery from the injury forced him this season to move from right field to designated hitter and first base and cost him his power early.
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