Overview

• He hit the milestone shot off Lucas Giolito in the first inning at Citizens Bank Park immediately after Kyle Schwarber’s two-run blast.
• It was Harper’s second home run since the All-Star break and capped a stretch in which he posted a 1.529 OPS over his past nine games.
• At age 32, he became the youngest active player to reach 350 career homers, joining Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Trout, Paul Goldschmidt, Manny Machado, Freddie Freeman, Nolan Arenado and Aaron Judge.
• Harper returned earlier this month from right wrist inflammation and has since batted .429 with nine doubles, four homers and seven RBIs in nine games.
• The back-to-back first-inning homers by Schwarber and Harper gave Philadelphia a quick 3-0 lead and highlighted the Phillies’ lineup power depth.