PHILADELPHIA - Bryce Harper tried to steal home in the first inning of Tuesday night's game between the Phillies and the Boston Red Sox.

With the Phillies trailing the Angels by six runs, Harper worked a 3–0 count in the bottom of the eighth inning. A pitch that seemed to be out of the strike zone made it a 3–1 count and then a few moments later a similar pitch was called for strike three by Steven Jaschinski.

Another tough blow for the Philadelphia Phillies, as they’ll lose a player for some time due to a rib injury, leaving Bryce Harper without a key infield teammate, though the team has already called up a Triple-A replacement.

Automatic runner Brandon Marsh scored on a call of catcher's interference with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Phillies a 3-2 walk-off win over the Red Sox.

Aug 27, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies first base Bryce Harper (3) hits a single during the first inning against the Houston Astros at Citizens Bank Park.

The Philadelphia Phillies have been dealing with some offensive struggles lately, and one of the players feeling the weight of that slump is Bryson Stott — prompting Bryce Harper to speak up and make his thoughts clear about his teammate.

Bryce Harper broke out of a slump with a career-best four extra-base hits — and then issued a reminder about his place in the game.