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Harper hits 465-foot bomb for 1st Phillies homer

Bryce Harper's first hit as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies was a home run.

Harper hit a 1-1 pitch from Atlanta reliever Jesse Biddle into the right-field seats for a solo homer in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday, extending the Philllies' lead to 7-4.

The ball traveled 465 feet -- Harper's second-longest homer since Statcast started tracking home run distances in 2015.

While with the Nationals, he hit a 473-foot shot on May 4, 2018, against the Phillies.

Harper now has eight home runs of 450 feet or longer since 2015, tied for the seventh most in the majors.