Harper got off to a rough start, but he finished his night at the plate with a 458-foot bang.
CLOSE SportsPulse: Bryce Harper reflected on his return to the nation's capital his first time as a rival. And despite the chorus of boos, he enjoyed every moment of it. USA TODAY
They booed him mercilessly, starting with that video tribute, continuing through all five of his at-bats and even the putouts he recorded in right field. Clearly, this typically docile fan base wanted a villain.In one of the most stirring performances of his career, Harper rebounded from a pair of early strikeouts against the great Max Scherzer to torment the Nationals with a volley of hits that aroused the Philadelphia Phillies fans on hand – and eventually cleared the ballpark.
If the boos weren’t obvious enough, it was the gaggle of marked-up No. 34 jerseys with his name removed, or the seven bros in the right field stands with T-R-A-I-T-O-R spelled out on their shirts. “Knowing they’re back home cheering at me and having a huge section in right field fired me up, knowing this place was filled with Phillies fans. As well as Nats fans.”
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