Phillies lose gut-puncher to Giants, swept in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — Don’t cry because it happened, smile because it’s over.
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His second favorite will take place on Monday night.
Brogdon will be the Phillies’ opener in the series opener against the San Francisco Giants. It won’t be the first start of his career, but it’ll be the most special: He’ll make it at Oracle Park, where Brogdon regularly attended games while growing up in Clovis, Calif.
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They boiled over in the seventh inning, and chaos ensued.
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Bryce Harper is back — already — and his 3-for-3, two-walk performance on Wednesday should have made for a celebratory conclusion to the Phillies’ road trip.
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Urías dominates, Phillies pitching lit up as blowout spoils Harper’s return
LOS ANGELES — Bryce Harper is a showman. He wore the headband on Tuesday to prove it. It would’ve been very Harper-like to return with a couple base hits, perhaps a homer, and lead some offensive outburst for an energized Phillies offense in a statement win of sorts.
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