Daily News | Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto power the Phillies to a 6-1 victory over Marlins as playoff march continues
MIAMI — As he circled the bases for the 100th time since signing the biggest free-agent contract in baseball history, Bryce Harper tapped his helmet with his right hand.The Phillies are closing in on their first playoff berth in a decade. Re-read that sentence. Digest it. They downed the Miami Marlins again, 6-1, Wednesday night to pad their cushion to four games over the Milwaukee Brewers for a playoff spot. They firmly hold the No. 5 seed, 2½ games ahead of the San Diego Padres.
But Harper waged a solid seven-pitch at-bat against Cabrera in the sixth inning. Cabrera’s fastball averages 96 mph and scrapes 97-98. But he threw only offspeed pitches to Harper, who stayed back on a full-count changeup and powered it the opposite way over the left-field fence to forge a 1-1 tie. Despite missing two months with a broken left thumb, Howard has 17 homers. Realmuto has 18 after his three-run opposite-field shot against reliever Huascar Brazobán. All but four have come since June 25, as Realmuto has been the Phillies’ best player over the last 70 or so games.Hoskins attempted to swing at an 89 mph changeup from Cabrera, but the ball struck his top hand. He stayed in the game and played defense in the top of the fourth before leaving.In 524 at-bats, Hoskins is batting .
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