Entering Friday night, Bryce Harper had not homered since Aug. 9. In terms of plate appearances, the 72 he had taken since his last homer was the seventh-longest stretch of his career. It’s his fourth-longest as a Phillie. A year ago, he went through the longest homer-less streak of his career — 164 plate appearances across 38 games.
While his current stretch without a home run isn’t quite as long, it’s still noteworthy because Harper has been in a slump since the start of the second half. The two-time NL MVP was hitting .230/.292/.399 since returning from the All-Star break entering Friday.