Phillies utility player Returning to the lineup, Bryce Harper hits a sacrifice fly but is 0 for 2.
Slugger Bryce Harper missed a week due to a strained lower back, but he returned to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup on Saturday against the New York Yankees and went 0 for 2 with a sacrifice fly.
Slugger Bryce Harper missed a week due to a strained lower back, but he returned to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup on Saturday against the New York Yankees and went 0 for 2 with a sacrifice fly.
Whit Merrifield scored on a 394-foot sacrifice fly by first baseman Aaron Judge off left-hander Carlos Rodón in the first inning, which gave him his first run of the spring. Aaron Judge caught the ball on the warning track.
Quickstop In the third, Kevin Smith prevented Harper from scoring by jumping to catch a liner that was traveling at 101.9 mph. Against left-handed reliever Nick Ramirez in the fifth inning, he struck out swinging.
After participating in a mock game, Harper, who played four innings of defense every day, is hitting.208 (5 for 23) overall this spring.
Harper spent 11 seasons as an outfielder before switching to first base last year following his November Tommy John surgery. Harper resumed playing first on July 21 after returning as a designated hitter on May 2. He made 36 starts in the regular season and 13 in the postseason there.
After leaving a game against Washington on August 10 of last summer due to back spasms, Harper only made six field goal starts in the following 21 games.