Harper's 3 Hrs, 5 Rbis Lift Nationals Over Marlins 7-5

WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing at the plate with a chance to make baseball history, Bryce Harper insisted his focus was on driving in the runner from third base. Harper hit a 393-foot solo shot in the second inning, a 442-foot, two-run drive in the third and 445-foot bases-empty homer in the fifth, the last two reaching the second deck. With an opportunity to tie major league record of four homers in a game, Harper hit a run-scoring groundout to second base against Sam Dyson in the seventh. Max Scherzer (2-3) struck out 10 and allowed five runs and 10 hits over seven-plus innings. Scherzer was pulled after giving up a three-run homer to Giancarlo Stanton in the eighth, but Harper did enough beforehand to make Miami's late surge meaningless. With Harper leading the way, Washington hit two homers, three doubles and a single over the first three innings while building a 4-2 lead. Harper connected in the fifth inning with such force that Stanton stood motionless in right field, looking toward the infield as the ball soared into the seats behind him. Dee Gordon extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a fifth-inning single.

 

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